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Evidence (LAWS2016)  - Opens 15 Oct 2012

Faculty: Law (Sydney Law School)
Department: Law (Sydney Law School)
Level: Undergraduate
Credit Points: 6

Instructors: (1)  Miiko Kumar - miiko.kumar@sydney.edu.au
(2) Professor Elisabeth Peden - elisabeth.peden@sydney.edu.au
 
Contacts: (1)  Miiko Kumar - miiko.kumar@sydney.edu.au

 Start Date: 08 Dec 2012 
End Date: 18 Dec 2012 
Capacity: 20 
Status: Places available 
Enrolments Open: 15 Oct 2012 
Enrolments Close: 23 Nov 2012 
Census date: 03 Jan 2013 
On-time withdrawals close: 26 Nov 2012 
Costs: Local - $4170.00 *
International - $4980.00 *

* Please note: Fees are indicative - while every effort is made to display the correct fees, final fees may vary.
Available to audit: No
Open to HSC graduates?: No

Prerequisites:

  1. Prerequisite: - 

    LAWS1006 and LAWS1014

  2. Prohibition: - 

    LAWS2006 LAWS2016 LAWS3323

  3. Note: - 

    Please note that it is University of Sydney, Law School policy on summer study that Sydney students in their final year will be given priority when applying for the units.

Description

This unit of study aims to teach students the laws of evidence. The focus of this unit is on the operation of the laws of evidence in civil and criminal trials. The unit considers the laws of evidence contained in statute and the common law. Students will appreciate the significant law reform in this area. The unit considers the rules for adducing evidence, then the rules of admissibility (relevance, hearsay, opinion, tendency and coincidence, credibility, character, privilege and the discretions to exclude evidence). Finally, there will be consideration of issues relating to proof. This unit will focus on the uniform Evidence Acts 1995 and develop students’ skills in the area of statutory interpretation. Further, the unit aims to introduce students to the contexts within which lawyers might encounter evidential issues in the course of a trial. Consideration is also given to the ethical problems that may arise in the conduct of a trial. Students are encouraged to think critically about the doctrines that govern the laws of evidence.

Assessment

1x100% 2hr Exam and Pass/Fail class participation

Timetable

Start Date: 08 Dec 2012     End Date: 18 Dec 2012

Class meetings:
Sat 8 Dec, all day from 9am to 5pm at Old Law School (Phillip Street)
Sun 9 Dec, all day from 9am to 5pm at Old Law School (Phillip Street)
Sat 15 Dec, all day from 9am to 5pm at Old Law School (Phillip Street)
Sun 16 Dec, all day from 9am to 5pm at Old Law School (Phillip Street)
Mon 17 Dec, all day from 9am to 5pm at Old Law School (Phillip Street)
Tues 18 Dec, all day from 9am to 5pm at Old Law School (Phillip Street)

The exam is on Friday, 18 January 2013, from 10:00-12:15 hrs in New Law School Annexe SR 440.

Venues

Lectures: Old Law School Lecture Theatre 5 (Phillip Street)
Exam: New Law School Annexe SR 440

Texts

Kumar, Odgers And Peden, Uniform Evidence Law, Commentary And Materials, 4th Ed, Thomson Reuters