TY  - BOOK
AU  - Poola, Margus
AB  - Since Estonia regained its independence on 20 August 1991 Estonian civil procedure has been gradually developed from the civil procedure of Estonian SSR to the modern civil procedure rules in force today. The current code of civil procedure was adopted on 20 April 2005 and came into force in 1 January 2006. Since coming into force several changes have been made to the current code with significant changes coming into force on 1 January 2009. Estonian civil procedure is mainly based on the adversarial principle, except for some specific cases and proceedings on petition where the inquisitorial principle is used. Deriving from this the parties are in most cases free to decide on what evidence to submit and whether to submit evidence at all. While the court may ask the parties to submit evidence, they are not required to do so. The situation is different in cases based on the inquisitorial principle. Estonian civil procedure does not impose many restrictions as to the kind of evidence that can be submitted. Virtually anything that can be reproduced in some way may be submitted as documentary evidence and any person who has knowledge about the facts of the case may be heard as a witness. Even the parties may be heard under oath. The Estonian Code of Civil Procedure does not set out many rules on how to evaluate the evidence submitted. The basic rule is that the court has to assess the evidence impartially and as a whole and not give any preference to any particular piece of evidence.
DO  - 10.4335/978-961-6842-39-6
ID  - OAPEN ID: 620452
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 945783097
ID  - OAPEN ID: http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/31984
KW  - civil procedure
KW  - gathering of evidence
KW  - international civil procedure
KW  - private international law
KW  - estonia
KW  - procedural costs
KW  - Communist Party of China
KW  - Defendant
KW  - Digital signature
KW  - Judiciary of Russia
KW  - Lawsuit
KW  - Letters rogatory
KW  - Plaintiff
KW  - Supreme court
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31984/1/620452.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31984/1/620452.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31984/1/620452.pdf
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/31984/1/620452.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32097
PB  - Institute for Local Self-Government and Public Procurement Maribor
PY  - 2015
SN  - 9789616842396
TI  - Evidence in Civil Law - Estonianull
ER  - 
