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E-mail kao dokazno sredstvo u uporednom pravu
E-mail as Evidence in Contemporary Law

Author(s): Dragan Prlja, Miodrag Savović
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Communication studies, ICT Information and Communications Technologies
Published by: Institut za uporedno pravo
Keywords: e-mail; evidence; electronic evidence; legislations; litigations;

Summary/Abstract: Electronic mail or “e-mail” has become the very fabric evidence of litigation. This Article explores a range of evidentiary issues likely to affect email with a particular focus on litigation. Section I introduces the nature of evidence. Section II focuses on the best e-mail evidence rule in the legislation, some cases, and expert opinions. This Article draws from cases involving e-mail in other types of settings, as well as cases involving analogous types of evidence. As this summary of issues suggests, the purposes and styles of e-mail communications are at least as broad as any other type of written communication and e-mail, no doubt in many cases is valid evidence.

  • Issue Year: 2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 71-83
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian