Unlocking Evidence

Unlocking Evidence - Unlocking the Law

2nd edition

Paperback (29 Mar 2013)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Unlocking Evidence will ensure that you grasp the main concepts with ease providing you with an indispensable foundation in the subject. The book explains in detailed, yet straightforward, terms:

  • The burdens and standards of proof
  • Testimony of witnesses
  • Disclosure of evidence and protection from disclosure; privilege and public interest immunity
  • Course of trial
  • Hearsay
  • Confessions and other illegally obtained evidence
  • Evidence of bad character in criminal proceedings
  • Admissibility of bad character evidence of defendants
  • Corroboration, lies, care warnings and identification evidence
  • Opinion, documentary and real evidence

    This second edition is fully up-to-date with the latest changes in the law and now includes discussion of witness anonymity, an expanded section on special measures, more detail on illegally obtained evidence, plus discussion of the context of the law, such as an increasing emphasis on victims.

    The Unlocking the Law series is designed specifically to make the law accessible. Each chapter opens with a list of aims and objectives, contains activities such as quick quizzes and self-test questions, key facts charts to consolidate your knowledge, and diagrams to aid learning. Cases and judgments are prominently displayed, as are primary source quotations. Summaries help check your understanding of each chapter, there is a glossary of legal terminology. New features include problem questions with guidance on answering, as well as essay questions and answer plans, plus cases and materials exercises.
  • About the Publisher

    Routledge

    Routledge

    Routledge is the world's leading academic publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences. We publish thousands of books and journals each year, serving scholars, instructors, and professional communities worldwide. Our current publishing programme encompasses groundbreaking textbooks and premier, peer-reviewed research in the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Built Environment. We have partnered with many of the most influential societies and academic bodies to publish their journals and book series. Readers can access tens of thousands of print and e-books from our extensive catalogue of titles. Routledge is a member of Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business.

    Book information

    ISBN: 9781444171037
    Publisher: Taylor and Francis
    Imprint: Routledge
    Pub date:
    Edition: 2nd edition
    DEWEY: 347.4206
    DEWEY edition: 23
    Language: English
    Number of pages: xxxiii, 368
    Weight: 894g
    Height: 190mm
    Width: 244mm
    Spine width: 23mm