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Evidence and Proof 733531

Subject Objectives

Students completing this subject should:

  • understand the role played by facts in litigation;
  • have developed skills in the analysis of facts;
  • be familiar with the main sources, principles, techniques, terminology and concepts of the law of evidence in Australia and with the fundamental features of common law trials;
  • have acquired a good working knowledge of the most important rules of evidence and an ability to apply those rules to diverse factual situations; and
  • be able to demonstrate the achievement of these objectives through the completion of a take home examination requiring analysis of a brief of evidence.