Rules of Evidence 证据规则.doc

Rules of Evidence 证据规则 Federal Rules of Evidence Federal Rules of Evidence for United States Courts and Magistrates （Approved Jan. 2, 1975 ) An Act of establish rules of evidence for certain courts and proceedings . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of American in Congress assembled , That: The following rules shall take effect on the one hundred and eightieth day beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. These rules apply to actions , cases , and proceedings brought after the rules take effect. These rules also apply to further procedure in actions, cases, and proceeding then pending , except to the extent that application of the rules would not be feasible, or would work injustice, in which event former evidentiary principles apply. Article I General Provisions Rule 101. Scope These rules govern proceedings in the courts of the United States and before United States bankruptcy judges and United States magistrates , to the extent and with the exceptions stated in rule 1101. Rule 102. Purpose and Construction These rules shall be construed to secure fairness in administration, elimination of unjustifiable expense and delay , and promotion of growth and development of law of evidence to the end that the truth may be ascertained and proceedings justly determined. Rule 103. Rulings on Evidence Effect of erroneous ruling . Error may not be predicated upon a ruling which admits or excludes evidence unless a substantial right of the party is affected , and Objection. In case the ruling is one admitting evidence , a timely objection or motion to strike appears of record, stating the specific ground of objections , if the specific ground was not apparent from the context; or Offer of proof. In case the ruling is one excluding evidence , the substance of the evidence was made known to the court by offer or was apparent from the context within which questions were asked. (b) Record of offer and ruling . The c