Canadian Evidence Law in a Nutshell, 3rd Edition provides a succinct introduction to the legal and practical aspects of the law of evidence in Canada. Professors Delisle and Dufraimont articulate the principles underlying each of the rules of evidence, bringing clarity to this fascinating and continually evolving area of law. The third edition has been thoroughly updated to reflect recent changes in the law and to add the latest leading Supreme Court of Canada decisions such as R. v. Khela, R. v. Khelawon, F.H. v. McDougall, R. v. J.H.S, R. v. Trochym, R. v. Stirling, R. v. Griffin, Canada (Privacy Commissioner) v. Blood Tribe Department of Health, R. v. Singh, and R. v. Grant.

Contents include:

• Basic concepts of relevance, materiality and discretion to exclude


• Character evidence


• Similar fact evidence


• Manner of proof


• Real evidence


• Questioning and impeaching witnesses


• The new regime governing child witnesses


• The principled approach to hearsay evidence


• Exceptions to the hearsay rule


• Opinion and expert evidence


• Privileged communications


• Privilege against self-incrimination


• Confessions


• Exclusion of improperly obtained evidence

Ron Delisle, B.Sc., LL.B., LL.M., is a Professor Emeritus of Law at Queen's University. A former Ontario provincial court judge, he is the co-author of Evidence: Principles and Problems, Canadian Evidence Law in a Nutshell, 3nd Ed. 2010 , Learning Canadian Criminal Law, 11th Ed. 2009 (Carswell), and Learning Canadian Criminal Procedure, 9th Ed. 2010 (Carswell).

Lisa Dufraimont, J.D. (Toronto), LL.M., J.S.D. (Yale), is an Assistant Professor at Queen's University, Faculty of Law, where she teaches in the areas of Evidence and Criminal Law. An Associate Editor of the Criminal Reports since 2006, Professor Dufraimont is also the author of numerous publications on such topics as the purposes and justifications of evidence rules, the relationship between evidence law and the jury system, and the psychological aspect of evidence rules.