Making Sense of Documentary Evidence (Part I)

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Yock Lin Tan

National University of Singapore (NUS) - Faculty of Law

Abstract

In Part I of this two-part article the scope of the best evidence rule, both as it is understood at common law and as it is embodied in the Evidence Act, is clarified. Detailed consideration is particularly given to one of the expressions of the best evidence rule, namely, section 93. Part II will continue with a discussion of the inherent limitations in section 93 as opposed to its exceptions which are set out in section 94. The contention and demonstration that the Evidence Act is deficient in the treatment of mechanical, electrical and electronic recordings of relevant facts completes Part II.

Suggested Citation

Tan, Yock Lin, Making Sense of Documentary Evidence (Part I). Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, pp. 504-537, 1993, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=958612

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