Learning through Eyes and Ears: Teaching Relevancy of Facts with “The Great Train Robbery”

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to develop a theoretically justified teaching model to teach the relevancy of facts under Qanoon e Shahadat Order (hereinafter QSO). The term “relevant fact” refers to the situation when one fact is relevant to another in any of the ways referred to from article 19 to article 69 of QSO. The facts which have been declared relevant in various provisions are also called factum probans and teaching the concept of relevancy to the under graduate law student is a difficult task. The researchers argue that the academicians must deploy modern technology in the class room as pedagogical tool. Similarly, various law teachers suggested using new technology to teach the law of evidence. However, there is scarcity of research suggesting that how the relevancy of facts may be taught by using the modern technology. The present study, after reviewing the literature and using personal experience, proposes a three step model called CLC to teach the relevancy of facts to the under graduate law students. The present study argues that the students may be effectively taught the relevancy of facts under QSO by combining lecture method and showing movies. It is expected that the prosed model will make it easier for the law teachers to teach effectively the idea of relevancy under QSO in general and evidence law, criminal law and civil and criminal procedure code in particular.