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Using mock voir dires to assess the law of evidence

Daly, Yvonne Marie orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5654-665X (2020) Using mock voir dires to assess the law of evidence. In: Daly, Yvonne Marie orcid logoORCID: 0000-0001-5654-665X, Gans, Jeremy orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1336-6944 and Schwikkard, P.J., (eds.) Teaching Evidence Law: Contemporary Trends and Innovations. Legal Pedagogy . Routledge (Taylor & Francis), London, UK, pp. 48-59. ISBN 9780367251390

Abstract
As an adjectival subject, the Law of Evidence stands apart from other law modules. Its procedural nature makes it both fascinating and challenging for students. More than other law subjects, the trial itself is at the heart of the study of the Law of Evidence. At its core it is concerned with the manner in which a case is presented at trial. It makes sense then, it is argued, to incorporate experiential learning, focused on evidential arguments which might be made at trial, within the assessment of this module. This chapter outlines the author’s experience of assessing the Law of Evidence by way of mock voir dires, wherein students act as counsel for prosecution or defence arguing either for the admission or exclusion of certain evidential material. The author reflects on a number of specific benefits and challenges posed by the mock voir dire assessment, for both students and lecturer alike, and uses surveys completed by students being assessed in this manner in Spring 2018 as a qualitative illustration of the issues arising.
Metadata
Item Type:Book Section
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Law of Evidence; Legal Education; Experiential Learning; Legal Pedagogy; Criminal Procedure; Lawyering
Subjects:Social Sciences > Education
Social Sciences > Law
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Publisher:Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
Official URL:https://www.routledge.com/Teaching-Evidence-Law-Co...
Copyright Information:This is an Accepted Manuscript of a book chapter published by Routledge/CRC Press in Teaching Evidence Law: Contemporary Trends and Innovations on 22/7/20, available online: https://www.routledge.com/Teaching-Evidence-Law-Contemporary-Trends-and-Innovations/Daly-Gans-Schwikkard/p/book/9780367251390
Funders:Dublin City University’s Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowship Programme
ID Code:25209
Deposited On:27 Nov 2020 13:53 by Yvonne Daly . Last Modified 22 Jan 2022 04:30
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