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The Modern Law of Evidence Adrian Keane (Emeritus Professor of Law, Emeritus Professor of Law, The City Law School, City, University of London)

The Modern Law of Evidence By Adrian Keane (Emeritus Professor of Law, Emeritus Professor of Law, The City Law School, City, University of London)

Summary

The Modern Law of Evidence is a best-selling and indispensable guide for students studying the contemporary law of evidence. The twelfth edition examines the theory behind the law as well as its practical application, with emphasis on current debates.

The Modern Law of Evidence Summary

The Modern Law of Evidence by Adrian Keane (Emeritus Professor of Law, Emeritus Professor of Law, The City Law School, City, University of London)

A superbly clear, direct, and detailed explanation of the rules that underpin the law of evidence. The Modern Law of Evidence is a lucid, engaging, and authoritative guide to this fascinating area of study. Straightforward and practical in approach, it also provides concise and focused analysis of the theory behind the law, with an emphasis on recent discussion and current debates. The Modern Law of Evidence is an ideal text for undergraduate and postgraduate students, including students studying on the Bar Professional Training Course and Legal Practice Course. It is also an authoritative reference point for practitioners and judges, having been cited with approval by appellate courts in the UK and Commonwealth.

The Modern Law of Evidence Reviews

The Modern Law of Evidence is by now clearly established as the leading textbook on the subject as far as legal professional education is concerned. Further, it is regarded as authoritative both in the courts in this jurisdiction, and internationally. John Sprack, The Law Teacher
The overall package is such as to make The Modern Law of Evidence an obvious choice as the recommended text for any Evidence course, whether professional, undergraduate or postgraduate. This is the case, despite the number of textbooks covering the subject. John Sprack, The Law Teacher

Table of Contents

1: Introduction 2: Preliminaries 3: Evidence obtained by illegal or unfair means 4: The burden and standard of proof 5: Witnesses 6: Examination-in-chief 7: Cross-examination and re-examination 8: Corroboration and care warnings 9: Visual and voice identification 10: Documentary and real evidence 11: Hearsay in criminal cases 12: Hearsay admissible by statute in civil proceedings 13: Hearsay admissible at common law 14: Confessions 15: Adverse inferences from an accused>'s silence or conduct 16: Evidence of character: evidence of character in civil cases 17: Evidence of character: evidence of the good character of the accused 18: Evidence of character: evidence of bad character in criminal cases 19: Experts and opinion evidence 20: Public policy 21: Privilege 22: Judgments as evidence of the facts upon which they were based 23: Proof of facts without evidence

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GOR009392564
9780198811855
0198811853
The Modern Law of Evidence by Adrian Keane (Emeritus Professor of Law, Emeritus Professor of Law, The City Law School, City, University of London)
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Oxford University Press
20180215
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