Evidence in Civil Law - Portugal

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Author(s)
João Mimoso, Maria
Sousa, Sandra
Meeireles, Vitor Hugo
Language
English
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Abstract
The following text deals with the general principles and legal rules regarding evidence and evidence taking in the Portuguese legal system. Based on the rules foreseen in legal texts, as well as court decisions and national literature, the authors approach the general theory behind the current rules and notions in force while also referencing the specifications of the means of proof in use in legal practice.
URI
http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31996
Keywords
civil procedure; burden of proof; expert witnessess; unlawful evidence; probative value; means of evidence; witnessess; parties; taking of evidence; Defendant; Law of Portugal; Letters rogatory; Plaintiff; Politics of Portugal; Relevance (law)
DOI
10.4335/978-961-6842-55-6
ISBN
9789616842556
OCN
945783067
Publisher
Institute for Local Self-Government and Public Procurement Maribor
Publication date and place
2015
Series
Law & Society,
Classification
Political structure and processes
Pages
70
Public remark
Relevant Wikipedia pages: Burden of proof (law) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burden_of_proof_(law); Civil procedure - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_procedure; Defendant - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defendant; Expert witness - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert_witness; Law of Portugal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_Portugal; Letters rogatory - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_rogatory; Plaintiff - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plaintiff; Politics of Portugal - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Portugal; Relevance (law) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relevance_(law)
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/