Critical perspectives on the uniform evidence law / Editors Andrew Roberts [and] Jeremy Gans.

Annandale, N.S.W. : The Federation Press, 2017

1st edition

87462

Evidence (Law) -- Australia.

Evidence (law).

Introduction

1. The uniform evidence law in the islands

2. Adoption of the uniform evidence legislation: so far and no further?

3. Uniform evidence law and the common law

4. Probative value, reliability, and rationality

5. Knowing experts? section 79, forensic science evidence and the limits of 'training, study or experience'

6. The application of the uniform evidence law to delay in child sexual assault trials

7. The admissibility of complaint evidence: focusing on time is a waste of time

8. Judicial warnings about unreliable evidence: why, when and how?

9. 'Tendency evidence' and 'coincidence evidence' in the criminal trial: what's the difference?

10. Confessions and admissions under the UEL

11. Updating beliefs: rethinking the regulation of identification evidence under the UEL

12. A question of 'desirability': balancing and improperly obtained evidence in comparative perspective

13. Assessing a person's truthfulness on either side of the Tasman: comparing concepts of credibility and veracity.

"Critical Perspectives on the Uniform Evidence Law comprises a collection of writing by the leading academics and practitioners in the field. It provides sustained critical analysis of a range of issues, including the implications of adoption of the legislation in overseas jurisdictions and the obstacles to enactment in the 'hold-out' States of South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia. The contributions explore the UEL's relationship with the common law and provide critical analysis of the operation of the law in relation to: assessment of probative value; tendency and coincidence reasoning; the admissibility of complaint evidence in sexual offence trials; judicial warnings in respect of unreliable evidence; establishing the expertise of those providing expert opinion evidence; admissions and confessions; and identification evidence. The book also provides comparative analysis of the UEL's credibility provisions and its approach to the admissibility of improperly obtained evidence." - Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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xxiv, 263 pages ; 25 cm