Unit name | Evidence |
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Unit code | LAWD20038 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Mr. George |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
LAWD10014 Criminal Law |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Having studied Criminal Law, you will have seen the importance of particular facts in determining the guilt or innocence of the accused. But what information about the case is the court allowed to hear? Who, for example, is allowed to give evidence in a criminal trial and are there any restrictions in what they are allowed to say? This subject is a vital component in any future advocate's training.
This unit will examine:
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
20 lectures and 7 seminars
Formative assessment: students should do one, and may do two pieces of formative work
The first formative assessment for this unit is mandatory; the second formative assessment is optional.
Summative assessment: one three-hour closed book examination in May/June in which students answer 3 questions (at least one essay and at least one problem) from a choice of 8 questions.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
The law of Evidence is complex and dense. Accordingly students are directed to Basic Reading (in particular the textbook ‘Evidence’ by R. Munday OUP 8th ed 2015) followed by Advanced Reading (in particular ‘The Law of Evidence’ by I. Dennis, Sweet & Maxwell 5th ed 2013) - the latter providing a more detailed and critical survey.
As the law in this area is often fast-changing, students are referred to the latest cases etc in learned periodicals such as the Criminal Law Review, The Modern Law Review and the International Journal of Evidence and Proof.