Builds on: Electronic Evidence: Foundations
How Courts Treat Electronic Evidence
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Lesson 1 (Electronic Evidence: Foundations) told you what electronic evidence is. This unit tells you what a court does with it. Courts in most countries ask the same few questions about any electronic record.
Focus: five questions a court asks, and four ways legal systems let you answer them. This unit is general knowledge. It is not legal advice.
Learning objectives
- Name the five questions a court asks about an electronic record.
- Explain the difference between "can the court look at it?" and "how much does it prove?"
- Explain why a copy can be as good as an original, and when it is not.
- Describe the four ways legal systems prove an electronic record.
- Place the main international steps in this field on a timeline.
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