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Conditions to be satisfied before the evidence of a child can be received by a court
Duty of a court faced with the evidence of a child
Effect of failure to comply with the procedure for receiving the evidence of a child
Investigations to be conducted by a Judge faced with the testimony of a child witness
Position of the law on the evidence of a child
Principles guiding the testimonies of and admissibility of evidence of a child
The principle that it is the court that determines if a child is competent to give evidence and on oath
The rule that the evidence of a child must be corroborated
The rule that the unsworn evidence of a child below the age of 14 years requires corroboration
Whether an accused person can be convicted on the unsworn evidence of a child
Whether an accused person can be convicted on the unsworn evidence of a child which was not corroborated
Whether a trial judge can act on the sworn evidence of a child alone
Whether a trial judge is bound to hold a preliminary inquiry into whether a child witness understands the nature of an oath
Whether the evidence of a child is admissible
Whether the failure of a judge to warn himself before acting on the evidence of a child is fatal to conviction
Whether the judge is required to form an opinion that the child does not understand the nature of an oath
Whether the provision of the Evidence Act will be satisfied where the actual questions and answers put forward in the investigation was not recorded
Whether the questions put to a child witness in order to test his ability to testify must be recorded in the proceedings
Whether the sworn evidence of a child needs to be corroborated
Whether the sworn evidence of a child received without administering the statutory tests is admissible and reliable.
Whether the unsworn evidence of a child need be corroborated
Whether where a child comprehends the essence of an oath, the court needs to further determine whether the child has sufficient intelligence
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