Journal of college of Law for Legal and Political Sciences

Abstract

In the past, the testimony was one of the strongest evidence, as it was the predominant evidence at a time when writing was not widespread, and the testimony was accounted for in the name (evidence) indicating that it had the first place in the evidence, and when writing spread and the shadow of illiteracy diminished, writing began to prevail, and then took the place The first is in the proof, and the testimony was lowered to the second place because of the defects it entails. The testimony is based on the honesty and truthfulness of the witnesses, and they are prone to forgetting and may lack accuracy, and even more than that, the effect and commonness is the presence of witnesses who testify against the truth in exchange for money or as a result of their exposure to threats or extortion. While the writing prevents it from being preponderant, and the farther it is from forgery, it is more accurate in performance and more in control of the facts. Because it was prepared for this