Legal Evidence And Proof

Author : Henry Prakken,Hendrik Kaptein
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317106302

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Legal Evidence and Proof by Henry Prakken,Hendrik Kaptein Pdf

As a result of recent scandals concerning evidence and proof in the administration of criminal justice - ranging from innocent people on death row in the United States to misuse of statistics leading to wrongful convictions in The Netherlands and elsewhere - inquiries into the logic of evidence and proof have taken on a new urgency both in an academic and practical sense. This study presents a broad perspective on logic by focusing on inference not just in isolation but as embedded in contexts of procedure and investigation. With special attention being paid to recent developments in Artificial Intelligence and the Law, specifically related to evidentiary reasoning, this book provides clarification of problems of logic and argumentation in relation to evidence and proof. As the vast majority of legal conflicts relate to contested facts, rather than contested law, this volume concerning facts as prime determinants of legal decisions presents an important contribution to the field for both scholars and practitioners.

Author : Verena Klappstein,Maciej Dybowski
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783030838416

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Theory of Legal Evidence - Evidence in Legal Theory by Verena Klappstein,Maciej Dybowski Pdf

This book addresses theoretical problems concerning legal evidence. The concept of evidence is expected to fulfill a number of distinct roles in science and philosophy, but also in legal theory and law, some of which are complementary, while others are conflicting. In their profession, lawyers have to deal with evidence and proof. Yet the legal concept of evidence is constantly changing, and the debate concerning the distinction between a legal concept of evidence, the ordinary concept of evidence and the concept of evidence in science is far from being settled. What is more, the problem of evidence is central to both epistemology and the philosophy of science, and by extension to our academic thinking on law. In short, legal theorists’ interest in evidence may include such diverse objects as a bloody knife, sensory data, linguistic entities or psychologically recognized beliefs. The book surveys selected theoretical roles that the concept of evidence plays and explores their relations and interconnections. The content is divided into three parts, investigating: (1) evidence in epistemology and the philosophy of science, which focuses on evidence methodologies and the problem of proof in legal scholarship; (2) evidence in legal theory and legal philosophy, where particular attention is paid to the interplay between evidence, legal reasoning and the binding force of such reasoning; and (3) evidence in law, where theoretical problems pertaining to witnesses, expert opinions, explanations of the accused, statistical evidence and neuroscientific evidence are examined.

Author : Frederick Schauer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2022-05-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674276253

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The Proof by Frederick Schauer Pdf

Winner of the Scribes Book Award “Displays a level of intellectual honesty one rarely encounters these days...This is delightful stuff.” —Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal “At a time when the concept of truth itself is in trouble, this lively and accessible account provides vivid and deep analysis of the practices addressing what is reliably true in law, science, history, and ordinary life. The Proof offers both timely and enduring insights.” —Martha Minow, former Dean of Harvard Law School “His essential argument is that in assessing evidence, we need, first of all, to recognize that evidence comes in degrees...and that probability, the likelihood that the evidence or testimony is accurate, matters.” —Steven Mintz, Inside Higher Education “I would make Proof one of a handful of books that all incoming law students should read...Essential and timely.” —Emily R. D. Murphy, Law and Society Review In the age of fake news, trust and truth are hard to come by. Blatantly and shamelessly, public figures deceive us by abusing what sounds like evidence. To help us navigate this polarized world awash in misinformation, preeminent legal theorist Frederick Schauer proposes a much-needed corrective. How we know what we think we know is largely a matter of how we weigh the evidence. But evidence is no simple thing. Law, science, public and private decision making—all rely on different standards of evidence. From vaccine and food safety to claims of election-fraud, the reliability of experts and eyewitnesses to climate science, The Proof develops fresh insights into the challenge of reaching the truth. Schauer reveals how to reason more effectively in everyday life, shows why people often reason poorly, and makes the case that evidence is not just a matter of legal rules, it is the cornerstone of judgment.

Author : Susan Haack
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2014-07-28
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107039964

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Evidence Matters by Susan Haack Pdf

Susan Haack brings her distinctive work in theory of knowledge and philosophy of science to bear on real-life legal issues.

Author : Solomon E. Salako
Publisher : Bookboon
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788776816858

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Evidence, Proof and Justice by Solomon E. Salako Pdf

Author : Taylor & Francis Group
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138251968

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Legal Evidence and Proof by Taylor & Francis Group Pdf

As a result of recent scandals concerning evidence and proof in the administration of criminal justice - ranging from innocent people on death row in the United States to misuse of statistics leading to wrongful convictions in The Netherlands and elsewhere - inquiries into the logic of evidence and proof have taken on a new urgency both in an academic and practical sense. This study presents a broad perspective on logic by focusing on inference not just in isolation but as embedded in contexts of procedure and investigation. With special attention being paid to recent developments in Artificial Intelligence and the Law, specifically related to evidentiary reasoning, this book provides clarification of problems of logic and argumentation in relation to evidence and proof. As the vast majority of legal conflicts relate to contested facts, rather than contested law, this volume concerning facts as prime determinants of legal decisions presents an important contribution to the field for both scholars and practitioners.

Author : PAUL. ATKINSON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0433495707

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PROOF-CANADIAN RULES OF EVIDENCE. by PAUL. ATKINSON Pdf

Author : Kevin Patrick McGuinness,Linda S. Abrams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2280 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Evidence (Law)
ISBN : 0433461292

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The Practitioner's Evidence Law Sourcebook by Kevin Patrick McGuinness,Linda S. Abrams Pdf

"This practice-oriented sourcebook, authored by a seasoned lawyer with the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and a Master of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, contains a comprehensive digest of Canadian evidence law. The book covers the law of evidence as applied in both civil and criminal proceedings, and captures general evidentiary principles contained in thousands of selected excerpts from case law and statutes, supplemented with authoritative commentary. By providing the key passages of actual cases and statutes (as opposed to a discussion of theory), this book serves as a practical research tool for students, litigators and adjudicators alike, well suited to the preparation of an opinion, argument or factum."--pub. desc.

Author : William Mawdesly BEST
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Cross-examination
ISBN : BL:A0020238115

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A Treatise on the Principles of Evidence by William Mawdesly BEST Pdf

Author : Hendrik Kaptein,Henry Prakken,Bart Verheij
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing Company
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : 075467620X

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Legal Evidence and Proof by Hendrik Kaptein,Henry Prakken,Bart Verheij Pdf

This study presents a broad perspective on logic by focusing on inference not just in isolation but as embedded in contexts of procedure and investigation. Subjects covered include, among others, division of burdens of proof, circumstantial evidence and abductive inference, and the logic of testing (false) confessions.

Author : John Reynolds Gulson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1905
Category : Burden of proof
ISBN : UOM:39015069759382

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The Philosophy of Proof in Its Relation to the English Law of Judicial Evidence by John Reynolds Gulson Pdf

Author : Daniela Berti,Anthony Good
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-03-03
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317086178

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Of Doubt and Proof by Daniela Berti,Anthony Good Pdf

All institutions concerned with the process of judging - whether it be deciding between alternative courses of action, determining a judge’s professional integrity, assigning culpability for an alleged crime, or ruling on the credibility of an asylum claimant - are necessarily directly concerned with the question of doubt. By putting ritual and judicial settings into comparative perspective, in contexts as diverse as Indian and Taiwanese divination and international cricket, as well as legal processes in France, the UK, India, Denmark, and Ghana, this book offers a comprehensive and novel perspective on techniques for casting and dispelling doubt, and the roles they play in achieving verdicts or decisions that appear both valid and just. Broadening the theoretical understandings of the social role of doubt, both in social science and in law, the authors present these understandings in ways that not only contribute to academic knowledge but are also useful to professionals and other participants engaged in the process of judging. This collection will consequently be of great interest to academics researching in the fields of legal anthropology, ritual studies, legal sociology, criminology, and socio-legal studies.

Author : Christian Dahlman,Alex Stein,Giovanni Tuzet
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192603098

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Philosophical Foundations of Evidence Law by Christian Dahlman,Alex Stein,Giovanni Tuzet Pdf

Philosophy has a strong presence in evidence law and the nature of evidence is a highly debated topic in both general and social epistemology; legal theorists working in the evidence law area draw on different underlying philosophical theories of knowledge, inference and probability. Core evidentiary concepts and principles, such as the presumption of innocence, standards of proof, and others, reply on moral and political philosophy for their understanding and interpretation. Written by leading scholars across the globe, this volume brings together philosophical debates on the nature and function of evidence, proof, and law of evidence. It presents a cross-disciplinary overview of central issues in the theory and methodology of legal evidence and covers a wide range of contemporary debates on topics such as truth, proof, economics, gender, and race. The volume covers different theoretical approaches to legal evidence, including the Bayesian approach, scenario theory and inference to the best explanation. Divided in to five parts, Philosophical Foundations of Evidence Law, covers different theoretical approaches to legal evidence, including the Bayesian approach, scenario theory and inference to the best explanation.

Author : Graham B. Roberts
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Evidence (Law)
ISBN : 0455215391

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Evidence by Graham B. Roberts Pdf

The rules of evidence operate within the context of specific facts and are an integral part of the process of proof. This book examines the rules through discussion of leading cases, hyphothetical situations and real life examples. There are also discussions of areas not traditionally included in evidence texts.

Author : Charles Frederic Chamberlayne
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1246 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1916
Category : Evidence (Law)
ISBN : UOM:35112104359718

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A Treatise on the Modern Law of Evidence: Media of proof by Charles Frederic Chamberlayne Pdf