The principles of witness immunity

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The principles of witness immunity

It is an ancient principle of law, settled for generations that witnesses enjoy absolute immunity from actions being brought against them in respect of any evidence they may give in a court of justice. This immunity also covers certain pre-trial actions intimately connected with the conduct of the...

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Main Author:	Shair Mohamed, Mohd. Akram
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Malaysian Current Law Journal Sdn Bhd 2015
Subjects:	K Law (General)
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/48579/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/48579/1/clj_15.pdf

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