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SECTION XVIII - Evidence
86. The principle of free appreciation of evidence (see para. 25 above) greatly restricts the scope of the German law of evidence. It deals only with the burden of proof, the various kinds of evidence and the procedure by which evidence is presented to the Courts. Instead of being dealt with in compendious volumes, as in English law, the law of evidence in Germany is treated in a few pages of the textbooks on Civil law procedure.
87. Each party must prove those facts which gave rise to the rights on which the party relies. The burden of proof of such facts is called Beweislast...See the full content of this document
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