PROBATORY LAW AND EVIDENCE

Catalog description

The course consists of the study and analysis of the Puerto Rico Rules of Evidence in force. These govern the procedures, both of a civil and criminal nature, before the judicial bodies of our country. It is designed to develop a better understanding of the fundamental concepts of Evidentiary Law. Emphasis on judicial knowledge, presumptions, admissibility and relevance of evidence, privileges, credibility and challenge of witnesses, expert opinions, reference evidence, authentication and identification, writings, photographs, recordings, demonstrative evidence, among others. Electronic evidence and data are important in court. In addition, the knowledge acquired in other courses such as: Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Constitutional Law, in the matter of evidence is integrated