This course aims to provide an understanding of the law relating to the production of evidence in courts and tribunals of first instance in countries of the USP region. This course examines in detail the kinds of evidence, the onus and standard of proof, matters that do not need to be proved, matters that may be proved, matters that may not be proved, evidence that cannot be accepted without corroboration, and evidence that must be accepted with caution and the exclusionary rules and exceptions. This course also considers skills of advocacy relating to and the public policies that underlie the rules of evidence in relation to the production of evidence.
- Lecturer: Sunita Kumar