| 单词 | Ultimate issue rule |
| 释义 | 最終爭論點規則 The rule that a witness may not be asked a question involving the application of facts or opinion to a legal standard which the court itself is to decide. At common law opinion evidence could not be given, even where it fell within an exception, if it dealt with the ultimate issue to be decided by the court. The rule has been repealed for civil cases: Evidence Ordinance (Cap 8) s 58. However, it appears still to apply to criminal cases as where a medical witness can only testify meaningfully on the issue of insanity by dealing directly with ultimate issues: R v Chan Man Shing [1989] 2 HKC 186 (CA). Whether the court requires the assistance of an expert upon ‘the ultimate question’ depends on the facts of the case; upon the expertise, whether that expertise is relevant to the ultimate question; whether the expert’s opinion on ‘the ultimate question’ is a conclusion which depends upon his expertise or is proffered in some other capacity: HKSAR v Mo Sze Lung Thomson [2003] 2 HKC 356 (CA). See also Admissible evidence. 不可問及證人涉及以下事宜的問題的規則：法庭本身會就事實的適用範圍或就法律準則的意見作出的決定。在普通法上，若涉及由法庭作出決定的最終爭論點，則不可作出意見證據，即使該證據屬所指的例外情況。就民事案件而言，該規則已被廢除：《證據條例》（第8章）第58條。但凡某醫學證人只有透過直接處理最終爭論點，方可就精神錯亂的爭論點而作出有意義的證供，則看來該規則仍適用於刑事案件：R v Chan Man Shing [1989] 2 HKC 186（上訴法庭）。法庭在「最終問題上」是否需要專家的協助則取決於：案件的事實；專門技術；專門技術是否與最終問題有關；就「最終問題」提出的專家意見是否一個取決於該專家的專門技術或以其他資格提供的定論：HKSAR v Mo Sze Lung Thomson [2003] 2 HKC 359（上訴法庭）。另見 Admissible evidence。 |
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