Lost in Translation? The Difference Between Hearsay Rule's Historical Rationale and Practical Application

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dc.contributor.advisorDufraimont, Lisa
dc.creatorSewrattan, Christopher Lloyd
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-27T12:27:00Z
dc.date.available2017-07-27T12:27:00Z
dc.date.copyright2016-09-20
dc.date.issued2017-07-27
dc.date.updated2017-07-27T12:27:00Z
dc.degree.disciplineLaw
dc.degree.levelMaster's
dc.degree.nameLLM - Master of Laws
dc.description.abstractAn examination of the difference between the hearsay rules historical rationale and current application. The analysis occurs in three steps. In section 1, the historical rationale of the hearsay rule is identified through a reconciliation of competing theories. Section 2 analyses the difference between the hearsay rules historical rationale and the application of the exclusionary hearsay rule. Section 3 analyses the difference between the hearsay rules historical rationale and the application of some categorical hearsay exceptions. Overall, the thesis finds that the hearsay rules historical rationale has three aspects: concern with the inherent reliability of hearsay evidence, concern with procedural reliability in admitting the evidence, and fairness in the adversarial process. Five factors underlie this rationale: the hearsay dangers, demeanour evidence, the lack of opportunity to cross-examine the declarant, the evidence is unsworn, and fairness in the adversarial process (this is a factor and an aspect of the historical rationale).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/33380
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAuthor owns copyright, except where explicitly noted. Please contact the author directly with licensing requests.
dc.subjectCanadian history
dc.subject.keywordsCriminal law
dc.subject.keywordsEvidence
dc.subject.keywordsHearsay
dc.subject.keywordsLaw
dc.subject.keywordsHistorical rationale
dc.subject.keywordsLegal history
dc.subject.keywordsCanadian law
dc.subject.keywordsCourt procedure
dc.subject.keywordsCriminal defence
dc.titleLost in Translation? The Difference Between Hearsay Rule's Historical Rationale and Practical Application
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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