Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-261) and index.
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Evidence law and feminism / by Mary Childs and Louise Ellison -- Gender, epistemology and ethics: feminist perspectives on evidence theory / by Donald Nicolson -- Rape and the adversarial culture of the courtroom / by Louise Ellison -- Gender bias in the hearsay rule / by Fiona E. Raitt -- The 'privilege' in the privilege doctrine: a feminist analysis of the evidentiary privileges for confidential communications / by Kit Kinports -- Evidentiary harassment: the use of the rules of evidence in an informal tribunal / by Rosemary Hunter -- Resolution without trial, evidence law and the construction of the sexual assault victim / by Kathy Mack and Sharyn Roach Anleu -- Corroboration and sexual assaults in Scots law / by Pamela R. Ferguson -- The use of sexual history evidence in rape trials / by Susan Easton -- Expert distractions: women who kill, their syndromes and disorders / by Anne Scully -- The character of the accused / by Mary Childs.