LAW 3502 - Evidence and Proof in Theory and Practice
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Course Details
| Course Code | LAW 3502 |
| Course | Evidence and Proof in Theory and Practice |
| Coordinating Unit | Law School, Faculty of the Professions |
| Term | Semester 2 2012 |
| Mode | Internal |
| Level | Undergraduate |
| Location/s | North Terrace |
| Units | 6 |
| Contact | Two hour lecture and either one or two two-hour seminars each week (24 lecture hours and 36 seminar hours) plus structured learning activities |
| Prerequisites | LAW 3501 |
| Corequisites | Not applicable |
| Incompatible | LAW 3003 & LAW 3007 |
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable |
| Restrictions | Available to LLB students only |
| Quota | Not applicable |
| Course Description | Through problem solving and practical role plays students will critically analyse the rules of evidence applicable to the proof of facts in South Australian and Federal courts. These rules determine the evidence which will be received by courts in proof of facts, the form in which such evidence must be presented, and the uses to which such evidence can be put.Topics include examination of both the sources and acceptability of evidence, including rules concerning the standards and burdens of proof and technical rules concerning such matters as hearsay, admissions and confessions and res gestae. Advocacy exercises will introduce students to the unique adversarial nature of the common law oral evidentiary process and emphasise the lawyer's role and ethical place in that process. |
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Course Enrolment Dates and Fees
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Course Staff
Mr Nigel Wilson
Law School
Faculty of the Professions
Room 209
Ligertwood Building
North Terrace
Telephone: +61 8 8313 4676
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