Law of Evidence

Module code: LW3420 (double module)

When studying this module you'll examine the rules that regulate the admissibility of evidence in a criminal or civil trial. Rules of evidence occupy a central role in the protection of a defendant's human rights within the criminal justice system, and by applying these rules to fictional problems, you'll identify areas where the current rules are inadequate.

Topics covered

• The burden and standard of proof
• Confessions and inferences from the accused’s silence
• The questioning of witnesses and special measures for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses
• Evidence of character
• Identification evidence
• Illegally and improperly obtained evidence
• Hearsay evidence
• Expert evidence

Excluded combinations

• Not available to Semester only Visiting Students.