Title: Evidentiary Privileges in Federal Courts - Survey Rules
Abstract: This book is intended to provide guidelines to judges and lawyers dealing with evidentiary privileges recognized by the federal courts. Although governing most evidentiary issues are contained in the Federal Rules of Evidence, there are no governing individual privileges. Instead, Rule 501 provides that privileges be developed under the common law. In fact, through case law development, the federal courts have recognized most of the privileges applicable in the states. This book sets out based on a of the federal case law, with gaps filled in by reference to the privilege originally proposed to Congress and the Uniform Rules of Evidence. These survey rules do not have the authority of law, but they are intended to be accurate statements of how the federal courts are likely to resolve evidentiary issues.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-11-26
Language: en
Type: book
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