Undergraduate Course: Evidence (LAWS08086)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Evidence is about the rules which govern how disputed issues of fact can be resolved in legal proceedings, both civil and criminal. It is part of the adjective law,ie it contains rules about rules and provides part of the means by which the substantive law is put into operation. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Legal Reasoning and Legal System (LAWS08106)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | This course is only open to visiting students coming through a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus students on a Law Exchange). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
| The acquisition by the student of knowledge of the concepts used in, and the principles and major rules of, the Scottish law of evidence; development of the ability to apply those concepts, principles and rules to factual situations, both civil and criminal. |
Assessment Information
| 100% 2nd semester examination of no longer than 2 hours' duration. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Gerry Maher
Tel:
Email: gerard.maher@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk |
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