From DNA profiling to consideration of the accused's previous conduct, the law of evidence is a fascinating amalgam of logic, common sense, philosophy and tactics. Evidence explains the fundamentals and looks at the principles behind it. It is aimed at satisfying the needs of undergraduates, LPC and BVC students.

Preliminaries
Relevance and 'Similar Facts'
The Criminal Evidence Act 1898
The Scope of the Hearsay Rule
Exceptions to the Hearsay Rule
Admissions
Hearsay in Civil Proceedings
Silence as Evidence
Evidence Obtained by Unlawful or Unfair Means
Safeguards Against Unreliability and Error
Opinion Evidence
Disclosure and Public Interest Immunity
Privilege
The Mechanics of Proof
The Trial
Sexual Experience as Evidence
Index

RAYMOND N. EMSON, LLM, Barrister, is a lawyer in the Government Legal Service specialising in the criminal law and the law of criminal evidence. He also contributes on a part-time basis to the teaching of Evidence at King's College London, UK.