question substantielle

OBS: question substantielle : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles.

CONT: In a prosecution for rape or indecent assault, the common law rules concerning the admissibility of evidence of a complainant's sexual history depended upon whether the evidence was relevant to a material issue, such as consentor penetration, or to collateral issue, i.e. the complainant's credibility.