Cross on evidence / J.D. Heydon.
2024
N390.K1 CRO 2024
On loan from Brisbane, due 13. May 2024
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Title
Cross on evidence / J.D. Heydon.
Edition
14th Australian edition
ISBN
9780409359367 hardback
Imprint
Chatswood, N.S.W. : LexisNexis, 2024
Copyright
©2024
Language
English
Description
cclxxi, 1715 pages ; 25 cm
Call Number
N390.K1 CRO 2024
Summary
The fourteenth edition of Cross on Evidence is written by the Honourable J D Heydon KC. This edition provides a detailed and authoritative analysis of the rules of the law of evidence in Australia. It contains explicit statements of doctrine together with an exposition of the principles underlying the various rules. It is the only significant Australian text which covers the entirety of the law of evidence in Australia, both in the uniform jurisdictions and the states which have separate regimes. Features: Authoritative text on the law of evidence ; Covers civil and criminal law of evidence in all Australian jurisdictions ; Outlines both the detail of the law and the principles on which it rests. - Publisher's website.
Note
Previous edition: 2021
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
1. Introduction
2. Facts which Need not be Proved by Evidence
3. Estoppels
4. The Burden of Proof and Presumptions
5. Degrees of Proof
6. The Functions of Judge and Jury
7. The Competence and Compellability of Witnesses
8. Corroboration
9. The Course of Evidence
10. Character and Credibility
11. Similar Fact Evidence
12. Evidence by Accused Persons
13. Privilege
14. Public Interest
15. Opinion
16. The Rule against Hearsay
17. The Rule against Hearsay: Principal Exceptions at Common Law
18. The Rule against Hearsay: Statutory Exceptions
19. The Doctrine of Res Gestae
20. Documentary Evidence
21. Proof of Frequently Recurring Matters.
2. Facts which Need not be Proved by Evidence
3. Estoppels
4. The Burden of Proof and Presumptions
5. Degrees of Proof
6. The Functions of Judge and Jury
7. The Competence and Compellability of Witnesses
8. Corroboration
9. The Course of Evidence
10. Character and Credibility
11. Similar Fact Evidence
12. Evidence by Accused Persons
13. Privilege
14. Public Interest
15. Opinion
16. The Rule against Hearsay
17. The Rule against Hearsay: Principal Exceptions at Common Law
18. The Rule against Hearsay: Statutory Exceptions
19. The Doctrine of Res Gestae
20. Documentary Evidence
21. Proof of Frequently Recurring Matters.
Added Author
Heydon, J. D. 1943-, author. (John Dyson),
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