Legal skills: advocacy

Impeachment of witnesses is "e;an alien, mystifying, and obtuse area of the law,"e; write the authors of MacCarthy on Impeachment.

Automatism is a notoriously difficult subject for law students, lawyers and judges.

Providing practical guidance on what remains the single most important statutory basis for police duties and powers in England and Wales - the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 and its Codes of Practice - this is an essential reference source which the busy police officer or legal practitioner cannot afford to be without.

Independent mental health advocacy is a crucial means of ensuring rights and entitlements for people sectioned under the Mental Health Act.

This book aims to honour the work of Professor Mirjan Dama ka, Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School and a prominent authority for many years in the fields of comparative law, procedural law, evidence, international criminal law and Continental legal history.

Wheatley's Road Traffic Law in Scotland is a highly regarded source of reference for all those involved in the detection and prosecution of road traffic offences, with all the relevant law and authority presented in a clear and accessible style.

Led by Professor David Ormerod and David Perry QC, our team of authors has been hand-picked to ensure that you can trust our unique combination of authority and practicality.

Laws are imposed on facts.

Practical Advocacy in the Crown Court follows the life of a case in the Crown Court chronologically, providing guidance and insights at each step.

La conducta procesal de las partes ha sido un tema de importancia fundamental en los estudios del Derecho procesal.

Forensic Science provides a comprehensive overview of the sociology of forensic science.

Der Inhalt:Für Ermittlerinnen und Ermittler von Strafverfolgungsbehörden stellen Vernehmungen und Befragungen ein zentrales Element bei der Aufklärung von Straftaten dar.

Crime Reconstruction is a guide to the interpretation of physical evidence.

Innovations in Evidence and Proof brings together fifteen leading scholars and experienced law teachers based in Australia, Canada, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, the USA and England and Wales to explore and debate the latest developments in Evidence and Proof scholarship.

The privilege against self-incrimination is often represented in the case law of England and Wales as a principle of fundamental importance in the law of criminal procedure and evidence.

Dieses anwenderorientierte Buch gibt einen Überblick über die Theorie und Praxis audiovisueller Vernehmung (AVVs).

An insightful account of the international court''s efforts to make sense of African conflicts in completing its first three trials.

Key Facts is the essential revision series for anyone studying law, including LLB, ILEX and post-graduate conversion courses.

Seit der Reform der Juristenausbildung im Jahr 2003 sind anwaltsbezogene Problemstellungen vermehrt Prüfungsstoff im schriftlichen und mündlichen Teil des Zweiten Juristischen Staatsexamens.

Providing practical guidance on what remains the single most important statutory basis for police duties and powers in England and Wales - the Police and Criminal Evidence Act (PACE) 1984 and its Codes of Practice - this is an essential reference source which the busy police officer or legal practitioner cannot afford to be without.

Das LernkonzeptDie Autoren des Lernbuchs zeigen anhand von 21 prägnanten, lebensnahen Sachverhalten, worauf es in Kurztests, Klassenarbeiten und Prüfungsklausuren zur StPO (Strafprozessordnung) im Rahmen der polizeilichen Ausbildung ankommt.

This collection explores the stakes, risks and opportunities invoked in opening and exploring law's archive and re-examining law's evidence.

"La valoración de las declaraciones personales debe ser el producto de un ejercicio racional y lógico realizado por el juez de la causa, de modo que ella no solo pueda ser conocida y compartida por las partes y el resto de los ciudadanos, sino también sometida al examen que, de ser requerido, deberá efectuar el tribunal de segundo grado.

Practical Guide to Evidence provides a clear and readable account of the law of evidence, acknowledging the importance of arguments about facts and principles as well as rules.

This book evaluates the role played by statistical evidence in litigation.

How should uncertainties implicit in scientific evidence be dealt with in international legal disputes relating to health and the environment?

Desde finales del siglo XX ha existido relativo consenso en prácticamente todos los ordenamientos jurídicos respecto a que la justicia civil se encuentra en un profundo estado de crisis.

Mord, Selbsttötung, Unfall oder natürlicher Tod?

Well-selected and authoritative, Hart Core Statutes provide the key materials needed by students in a format that is clear, compact and very easy to use.

This is the first book to offer an extensive cosmopolitan, cross-cultural insight into the perennial controversy over the use of improperly obtained evidence in criminal trials.

This comprehensive yet accessible resource provides readers with everything they need to know about intersex - people who are born with any range of sex characteristics that might not fit typical binary notions about male and female bodies.

«Nichts versaut eine gute Geschichte so sehr, wie die Ankunft des Augenzeugen.

An examination of international attempts to develop common principles for regulating criminal evidence across different legal traditions.

Digital Audio Forensics Fundamentals offers an accessible introduction to both the theory and practical skills behind this emerging field of forensic science.

This is the third edition of J R Spencer's now well established book which seeks to explain this area of law for the benefit of judges, criminal practitioners and academics teaching the law of evidence.

This book is a good idea What I like is there will be one idea every day and only one.

WINNER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DOUGLAS STEWART PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE WALKLEY BOOK AWARD'I understand - and sympathise with - the feeling you might have that you already know the Jeffrey Epstein story.

The IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the 'Rules') are used in the majority of international arbitration cases, regardless of the administering institution or the legal background of the parties.

The Criminal Justice Act 2003 re-wrote the hearsay evidence rule for the purpose of criminal proceedings, enacting the recommendations of the Law Commission together with some proposals from the Auld Review.

Forensic Microscopy: Truth Under the Lenses provides an overview and understanding of the various types of microscopes and their techniques employed in forensic science.

Now in its completely updated second edition, this accessible guide provides essential information about how the law can be used to promote good practice and policy development for disabled children and young people.

Esta monografia tiene por objeto reivindicar el papel de los medios de prueba en el proceso, a traves de la presentacion de algunas discusiones que podemos identificar en cada uno de ellos.

Practical Investigation Techniques is useful for new as well as veteran investigators to establish a practical standard for conducting a wide range of diverse criminal investigations.

La procura es una profesion con una tradicion de mas de dos mil anos, la cual, mostrando gran resiliencia, ha sabido adaptarse a todo tipo de cambio de condiciones y circunstancias, como las que han traido consigo la transformacion tecnologica de la administracion de justicia y la transformacion digital de la sociedad.

Although the jury is often referred to as one of the bulwarks of the American justice system, it regularly comes under attack.

In 2009, Stephen Barker was convicted of rape on the evidence of a little girl who was four-and-a-half years old at the trial, and about three-and-a-half when first interviewed by the police.