BLAW3015 (v.1) Evidence
| Area: | Curtin Law School |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
314290 (v.1)
Evidence 300
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| Prerequisite(s): |
314287 (v.1)
Fundamentals of Criminal Law 200
or any previous version
OR CRIM2000 (v.1) Fundamentals of Criminal Law or any previous version AND Admission into 314308 (v.1) Bachelor of Laws or any previous version OR Admission into B-LAWS (v.1) Bachelor of Laws or any previous version OR Admission into 314314 (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce or any previous version OR Admission into BB-LAWCOM (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce or any previous version OR Admission into 314331 (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts or any previous version OR Admission into BB-LAWART (v.1) Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts or any previous version AND 314288 (v.1) Criminal Responsibility and Procedures 202 or any previous version OR CRIM2001 (v.1) Criminal Responsibility and Procedures or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | This unit covers the rules of evidence as applied in Western Australian and Federal criminal and civil jurisdictions. Fundamental concepts relating to the adversarial system including the role of the advocate, ethical issues, the burden of proof and judicial discretion are considered. The unit also examines the various means of proof: oral testimony, documents and real evidence. Emphasis is placed on the trial process - competence and compellability, examination of witnesses generally, and of particular witnesses whose evidence may require an appreciation of gender and cultural differences. The skill of adducing evidence and making objections to evidence will be developed within the context of the trial process. Exclusionary rules such as hearsay, character and similar fact evidence and opinion evidence and their exceptions are considered in depth. |
| Field of Education: | 090901 Business and Commercial Law |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Trimester 2B | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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