The new Wigmore : a treatise on evidence : evidentiary privileges / Edward J. Imwinkelried, Edward L. Barrett, Jr. Professor of Law Emeritus, University of California, Davis ; Richard D. Friedman, general editor, Ralph W. Aigler Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School.
Based on: Evidence in trials at common law / by John Henry Wigmore. 1940- Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
volume 1: In general -- History of the early common law of privileges -- The history of modern common-law privilege doctrine : the dominance of the instrumental rationale -- Dawn of the statutory era of privilege doctrine -- An evaluation of the instrumental and humanistic rationales for privilege doctrine -- Absolute communications privileges : whether a particular relationship warrants such a privilege -- Absolute communications privileges : elements of the prima facie case : elements other than privileged information -- Absolute communications privileges : elements of the prima facie case : the definition of privileged information -- volume 2: Absolute communications privileges : methods of defeating a prima facie case : proof of a waiver -- Absolute communications privileges : methods of defeating a prima facie case : proof of a special exception -- Conditional communications privileges -- Absolute topical privilege for military and state secrets -- Conditional topical privileges -- Fundamental legisprudential issues in contemporary privilege law -- Impact of constitutional law -- Impact of legal globalization.
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