Scottish Evidence Law Essentials

James Chalmers (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

152 Seiten

2017 | 4th edition
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-0777-9 (ISBN)

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The new edition has been updated to take account of case law developments, plus the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2014, the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 and changes made to the law on vulnerable witnesses by the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014.

Discover how the law of evidence operates within Scotland, and in the larger context of UK and European laws of evidence.The new edition has been updated to take account of case law developments since the last edition, plus the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act 2014, the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 and changes made to the law on vulnerable witnesses by the Victims and Witnesses (Scotland) Act 2014. Helpful student features include Essential Facts and Essential Cases for each chapter.

James Chalmers is Regius Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow. He is the co-author of Walker and Walker: The Law of Evidence in Scotland (4th edition, 2015).

Table of CasesTable of Statutes

Introduction and Overview
Burdens and Standards of Proof
Presumptions
Sufficiency of Evidence: The Corroboration Rule
The Rule Against Hearsay
The 'Best Evidence' Rule
Confessions and Statements Against Interest
Improperly Obtained Real and Documentary Evidence
Character and Collateral Evidence
Privilege
Opinion Evidence
Judicial Knowledge
Judicial Admissions
Res Judicata
Specialties of Witnesses
The Conduct of a Trial or Proof

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	07.07.2017
Reihe/Serie	Edinburgh Law Essentials
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	309 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht
ISBN-10	1-4744-0777-3 / 1474407773
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-0777-9 / 9781474407779
Zustand	Neuware