PUL 401 2627 AS PUL 401 |2627| LAW OF EVIDENCE I

PUL 401: Law of Evidence I                                                            (4 Units: LH 45; PH 45)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the Course, students are expected to:

1. describe the meaning and purposes of the evidentiary rules and burden of proof;

2. appreciate the nature and types of evidence;

3. comprehend the types and roles of witnesses in legal proceedings;

4. appreciate the rules governing relevancy, weight and the admissibility of evidence at trial; and

5. demonstrate a clear understanding of the relationship between the theoretical context of the law of evidence and its practical application at trial.

 

Course Contents

General introduction. Sources of Nigerian law of evidence. Direct and circumstantial evidence. Facts in issue and relevant facts. Complaints. Similar facts evidence, Res Gestae.