Keane, Adrian, LL.B.

The modern law of evidence / Adrian Keane. - 7th ed. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - lxv, 692 p. ; 25 cm.

The law is stated as at 1 November 2007

Contents. Prefaces to the Seventh Edition. - Table of Statutes. - Table of Statutory Instruments. - Table of Codes of Practice and Practice Directions. - Table of Cases. 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. Documentary and Real Evidence. - 10. Hearsay in Criminal Cases. - 11. Hearsay Admissible by Statute in Civil Proceedings. - 12. Hearsay Admissible at Common Law. - 13. Confessions. - 14. Statutory Inferences from an Accused's Silence or Conduct. - 15. Evidence of Character : evidence of character in civil cases. - 16. Evidence of character : evidence of the good character of the accused. - 17. Evidence of Character : evidence of bad character in criminal cases. - 18. Opinion Evidence. - 19. Public policy. - 20. Privilege. - 21. Judgments as Evidence of the Facts Upon Which they were Based. - 22. Proof of Facts without Evidence. - Index.

9780199231669 (pbk.)


Evidence (Law)--Great Britain.

342.42 / KEA