- 152 pages
- English
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Scottish Evidence Law Essentials
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Table of Cases
- Table of Statutes
- 1 Introduction and Overview
- 2 Burdens and Standards of Proof
- 3 Presumptions
- 4 Sufficiency of Evidence: the Corroboration Rule
- 5 The Rule Against Hearsay
- 6 The “Best Evidence” Rule
- 7 Confessions and Statements Against Interest
- 8 Improperly Obtained Real and Documentary Evidence
- 9 Character and Collateral Evidence
- 10 Privilege
- 11 Opinion Evidence
- 12 Judicial Knowledge
- 13 Judicial Admissions
- 14 Res Judicata
- 15 Specialities of Witnesses
- 16 The Conduct of a Trial or Proof
- Index
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