LAWS307-13S2 (C) Semester Two 2013

The Principles of Evidence

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 8 July 2013
End Date: Sunday, 10 November 2013
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 19 July 2013
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 4 October 2013

Description

The course aims to provide a sound academic grounding in key principles of the law of evidence. It will examine the key topics of relevance, reliability, probative value, illegitimate prejudice, the influence of human rights, burden of proof, rules of inadmissibility (including hearsay, veracity and propensity and privilege), and trial procedure. In focusing on these key aspects of the law of evidence this course will adopt a strong principle based approach in which the theoretical underpinnings of the development of the law will be examined and discussed. The sole focus of the course will not necessarily be on New Zealand's Evidence Act 2006 but will seek to place such provisions in the context of both theoretical and comparative international approaches.

Prerequisites

(i) LAWS101; and (ii) LAWS110

Restrictions

LAWS316, CRJU308

Co-requisites

Equivalent Courses

CRJU308

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Chris Gallavin

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 13 Sep 2013 40%
Final Examination 60%


Assessment may be by way of an essay and a final examination.  

The assessment will be confirmed in the first week of lectures.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $682.00

International fee $3,263.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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  • LAWS307-13S2 (C) Semester Two 2013
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