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Record 1 2013-09-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

This finding [whether the evidence is excluded by a particular rule] often entails the determination of some fact, commonly called a preliminary fact, such as: did a lawyer-client relationship exist? - was a confession given voluntarily? - is a witness qualified to speak as an expert? .... (L.R.C., Report on Evidence, 1975, p. 53, 54)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la preuve
OBS

fait préliminaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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