{"schemaVersion":1,"recordType":"legal-article","id":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015:article:194","workId":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015","expressionId":"law:eri:code:civil-procedure:2015:en","title":"General Principles of Admissibility","number":"194","language":"en","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/194/","hierarchy":{"book":"BOOK III — SERVICE, PLEADINGS AND EVIDENCE","title":"TITLE III — EVIDENCE","chapter":"Chapter 1. — General Provisions"},"paragraphs":[{"id":"p1","number":"1","text":"If an objection is made to the admission of any proposed evidence, the court shall determine the admissibility of that evidence by taking into account its relevance, reliability and probative value, and any prejudice that its admission might cause to a fair trial or to a fair evaluation of the testimony of a witness.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/194/#p1","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":117,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-procedure-code-2015/page/117/?article=194&paragraph=p1#article-194-p1"}]},{"id":"p2","number":"2","text":"No evidence shall be admitted in any proceeding if the court is satisfied that such evidence was obtained in violation of the Constitution of Eritrea or any other law.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/194/#p2","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":117,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-procedure-code-2015/page/117/?article=194&paragraph=p2#article-194-p2"}]},{"id":"p3","number":"3","text":"In any case where the admissibility of evidence under the preceding sub-Article is challenged, the party presenting the evidence shall bear the burden to prove that the evidence was obtained in a manner that is consistent with the Constitution and the law.","canonicalUrl":"https://eriatlas.com/law/civil-procedure-code-2015/article/194/#p3","sourceTargets":[{"sourceId":"civil-procedure-code-2015-en","pdfPage":117,"url":"https://eriatlas.com/sources/civil-procedure-code-2015/page/117/?article=194&paragraph=p3#article-194-p3"}]}],"caution":"This is the English-language edition published in 2015 and attributed in its front matter to the Ministry of Justice. Refworld labels it an unofficial translation. Eri Atlas has not independently verified the translation, later changes, or whether the text is currently in force."}