School of Law  
 
 
LAW-30062 Evidence  
Co-ordinator: Prof Martin Wasik    Room: CBC1.021, Tel:34363  
Teaching Team: Ms Margaret  Moyden, Dr Sotirios  Santatzoglou,  Michael  Jefferson  
Lecture Time: See Timetable...  
Level: 3 Credits: 15 Study Hours: 150  
School Office: Tel: 01782 733218
 
 
 
Programme/Approved Electives for

Law Dual Honours (Level 3)
Law Minor (Level 3)
Law Single Honours (Level 3)

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Barred Combinations

None

Prerequisites

Students should have passed Law 20014 (Crime) at Level 2

Description

The law of evidence is the study of lawyers' rules designed to ensure that the guilty are convicted and the innocent are acquitted. It is a system of balances and checks that is the ultimate protection of individual liberty. In this module you can decide for yourself just how important the law of evidence is in the criminal justice system. This module is an intellectually stimulating study of a complex legal topic but is also of particular interest to those intending to enter legal practice . It is taught by lecturers who themselves hold judicial positions in the criminal courts.

Aims

By building on knowledge acquired in foundational modules of Law or Criminology, this course will allow students to develop further their understanding of the operation of legal rules as they are applied in the context of criminal trials in England and Wales. The law of evidence offers students the opportunity to explore a range of practical situations in which trial courts manage statutory legal rules and exceptions, codes of practice and case-law. Students will gain a fuller appreciation of the appropriate exercise of judicial case management skills, and judicial discretion, in the efficient management of trials within the context of human rights, especially the fair trial provisions of the ECHR.


Intended Learning Outcomes

demonstrate a sound understanding of the practical workings of the rules of evidence, particularly as they operate in criminal cases will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
articulate a critical appreciation of the importance of the rules of evidence, in their theoretical and policy contexts, and to encourage students to develop their own views as to reform of those rules. will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2
comprehend and manipulate a wide range of materials on the law of evidence, both in paper and electronic form, and to use those materials to discuss, and to write about, contemporary issues in evidence. will be achieved by assessments: 1 and 2








Study hours

18 hours of lectures

5 hours of tutorials

2 hours examination

Preparation time: 4 hours for each tutorial = 16

20 hours preparation for lectures

40 hours revision for examination

50 hours reading and preparation

Total = 150



Description of Module Assessment

01: Exam
Formative only exam
A formative only exercise consisting of an exam paper undertaken by the students and then peer marked and discussed in tutorials.

02: 2 Hour Unseen Exam weighted 100%
Unseen but with a statute book allowed in the exam



Version: (1.05A) Created: 01/Oct/2013

This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information.