Religious Confession Privilege and the Common Law

Religious Confession Privilege and the Common Law
Author: A. Keith Thompson
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2011-04-11
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9004172327

Despite what most evidence law texts say, religious confession privilege does exist at common law. This book provides proof from both historical and common law materials with consequences even in jurisdictions where the privilege now exists in statutory form.