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HEARSAY DECLARANT [7 records]

Record 1 2018-02-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Military Law
DEF

In any proceedings of a court martial, a hearsay statement that has been made by a declarant, other than in the course of those proceedings or in the course of taking evidence taken on commission for that court martial.

Key term(s)
  • extrajudicial statement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Droit militaire
DEF

Dans des procédures devant une cour martiale, déclaration sur la foi d'autrui faite par un déclarant, autrement que dans le cours desdites procédures ou dans le cours de la réception d'une preuve sur commission pour cette cour martiale.

Spanish

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Record 2 2015-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
  • Law of Evidence
CONT

Due to the difficulty of establishing reasons for the refusal to be sworn, a narrow majority would give the judge some discretionary power to reject the hearsay statement even in a case where the declarant has persistently refused to comply with the order of the court to take the oath or to affirm.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire
  • Droit de la preuve

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-09-27

English

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

The possibility of admitting hearsay evidence where the declarant claims testimonial privilege is raised by the American Federal Rules. There the definition of "unavailable" includes a declarant who is "exempted by ruling of the court on the ground of privilege from testifying concerning the subject matter of his statement".(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 132).

French

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

privilège du témoin : 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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Record 4 2013-09-09

English

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

Some English and American commentators have defined hearsay evidence narrowly to include only evidence of a declarant's words or non-verbal conduct(a) which the declarant intended as an assertions of a particular matter, and(b) which the proponent of the evidence offers as proof of that matter.(Schiff, Evidence in the Litigation Process, 1978, p. 281)

French

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

comportement non verbal : 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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Record 5 2013-08-19

English

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

Hearsay evidence would be admissible only when the testimony of the original declarant cannot be obtained.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 149)

French

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

déclarant originaire : terme spécifique qui désigne la personne dont la déclaration est répétée dans le cadre d'un ouï-dire.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 6 2013-08-07

English

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

When the witness reports on the stand that one declarant stated to him that another made a given statement, this may be termed "double hearsay".(McCormick, p. 585)

French

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

ouï-dire double : 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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Record 7 2013-08-05

English

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

A [declaration] which, when made, conflicts with the pecuniary or proprietary interest of the person making [it], or so far tends to subject him to civil or criminal liability, or to render invalid a claim by him against another, that a reasonable man in his position would not have made the statement unless he believe it to be true. (Black’s, p. 367)

CONT

A declaration against interest, by contrast, is made by a nonlitigant who is not in privity with a litigant; ...

OBS

A declaration against interest is also admissible as an exception to the hearsay rule, but only when the declarant is unavailable as a witness.

French

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

déclaration contre intérêt : 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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