Law of Evidence

1. A plaintiff may abandon his evidence and directly demand the defendant to take an oath. Law of Evidence 2. A plaintiff may demand the defendant to take an oath prior to providing his disclosed evidence; in such case, he shall, after being notified by the court, be deemed to have abandoned his evidence. 3. Subject to paragraph (2) of this Article, a litigant may not prove perjury of an oath taken by the person from whom it is demanded or to whom it is tendered back. However, if an oath is established to be perjurious pursuant to a penal judgment, the litigant harmed by the oath may claim compensation, without prejudice to his right to appeal the judgment rendered against him as a result of the perjurious oath.