Legal Evidence and Proof - Statistics, Stories, Logic (Hardcover, New Ed)

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.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Applied Legal Philosophy
Release date:	February 2009
First published:	2009
Editors:	Henry Prakken • Hendrik Kaptein
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	302
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-7620-1
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Jurisprudence & philosophy of law Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General
LSN:	0-7546-7620-X
Barcode:	9780754676201

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