Murphy on evidence
By: Peter Murphy, Richard Glover
Contributors: Glover, Richard, senior lecturer
Edition: 12th ed.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 717
ISBN-13: 9780199594672
Subjects: Criminal Evidence; Evidence (Law)
Description: "Murphy on Evidence is firmly established as a leading text for use on undergraduate law courses and in preparation for professional examinations. Frequently consulted by judges and practitioners, it has come to be regarded as a work of authority throughout the common law world. It bridges the gap between academic and practical treatments of the law of evidence, containing detailed academic analysis of the law alongside a wealth of practical information about how the law is applied in the courtroom. The tweflth edition has been thoroughly updated and deals with many important decisions of the House of Lords and the Court of Appeal since publication of the last edition. As in previous editions, the authors' teaching method is centred around a realistic, though fictitious, criminal case and civil case, presenting challenging evidence issues and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter. Murphy on Evidence first appeared in 1980 under the name A Practical Approach to Evidence, and its success in providing a readable and practical guide to the subject has been widely acknowledged, not only by law teachers and students, but also by the profession. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by on Online Resource Centre, which contains: - Regular updates to the text - A list of useful web links - Supporting documents and multimedia resources for the two fictitious cases "--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: 1. Introduction to the law of evidence; title: 2. The language of the law of evidence; title: 3. The judicial function in the law of evidence; title: 4. The burden and standard of proof; title: 5. Character evidence I: character evidence generally; in civil cases; evidence of good character; title: 6. Character evidence II: evidence of bad character; title: 7. The rule against hearsay I: scope and working of the rule; title: 8. The rule against hearsay II: common law and statutory exceptions; title: 9. The rule against hearsay III: admissions and evidence; title: 10. The rule against hearsay IV: the accused's silence and denial; title: 11. Opinion evidence; title: 12. Previous judgments as evidence; title: 13. Public interest immunity and privilege I: public interest immunity; title: 14. Public interest immunity II: privilege; title: 15. Witnesses: competence and compellability; oaths and affirmations; title: 16. Examination on chief; title: 17. Cross-examination and beyond; title: 18. Corroboration and suspect witness warnings; title: 19. Documentary and real evidence; title: 20. Proof without evidence.