Evidentiary issues
- Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Main Title: Handbook on Effective Prosecution Responses to Violence against Women and Girls , pp 99-114
- Publication Date: February 2015
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/b1d38c65-en
- Language: English
Recognizing that the trial period is somewhat different depending on which legal system a prosecutor works in, this section covers broad evidentiary issues that might arise in one or more legal systems. Prosecutors should be familiar with a range of evidentiary rules that are applicable to cases involving gender-based violence in their jurisdiction, including but not limited to the use of expert witnesses, forensic testimony and exceptions to the hearsay rule in appropriate jurisdictions. Particularly relevant in cases involving girl victims of violence or witnesses to violence, prosecutors should consider the role of children as witnesses in consultation with child psychologists or other such experts. Prosecutors should also become conversant with strategies to deal with complex cases such as strangulation of victims by perpetrators, allegations of an assault committed by the victim or victim-absent prosecutions.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210572354
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/1816801a-en
Related Subject(s):
Drugs Crime and Terrorism
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