Advanced Evidence

Subject LAWS70071 (2011)

Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2011.

Credit Points: 12.50
Level: 7 (Graduate/Postgraduate)
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2011:

May, Parkville - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


Timetable can be viewed here. For information about these dates, click here.
Time Commitment: Contact Hours: The total class time is between 24 and 26 hours.
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Corequisites: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Recommended Background Knowledge: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Non Allowed Subjects: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Core Participation Requirements: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.

Coordinator

Assoc Prof Andrew Palmer

Contact

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Email law-masters@unimelb.edu.au or phone +61 3 8344 6190.

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Subject Overview:

This subject is primarily based on a detailed examination of those rules of evidence which are of most practical significance in litigation. Principal topics will include:

  • The common law approach to proof, including a comparison with the civil law
  • Hearsay and documentary evidence
  • Privilege and immunity
  • Opinion evidence
  • The admissibility of a number of additional categories of evidence in both civil and criminal proceedings, including:
    • Missing evidence
    • Tendency and coincidence evidence
    • Illegally and improperly obtained evidence.
Objectives:

A student who has successfully completed this subject should:

  • Have an enhanced understanding of the role played by the law of evidence in dispute resolution, and the distinctive features of the common law approach to proof
  • Have a good understanding of the scope and operation of the uniform evidence legislation, and in particular the Evidence Act 1995 (Cth) and Evidence Act 2008 (Vic)
  • Be able to identify the factual, legal and policy issues associated with each of the categories of evidence selected for study
  • Be able to analyse such evidence from a factual, a legal and a policy perspective, at an advanced level.
Assessment: Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Prescribed Texts: Core subject materials will be provided free of charge to all students. Some subjects require further texts to be purchased. Visit the Melbourne Law Masters website for more information about this subject.
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date

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