The modern law of evidence / Adrian Keane.

Includes index.

Preliminaries -- Evidence obtained by illegal or unfair means -- The burden and standard of proof -- Witnesses -- Examination-in-chief -- Cross-examination and re-examination -- Corroboration and care warnings -- Documentary and real evidence -- Hearsay in criminal cases -- Hearsay admissible by statute in civil proceedings -- Hearsay admissible at common law -- Confessions -- Statutory inferences from an accused's silence or conduct -- Evidence of character : evidence of character in civil cases -- Evidence of character : evidence of the good character of the accused -- Evidence of character : evidence of bad character in criminal cases -- Opinion evidence -- Public policy -- Privilege -- Judgments as evidence of the facts upon which they were based -- Proof of facts without evidence.