Burdens of Proof - Discriminatory Power, Weight of Evidence, and Tenacity of Belief

This book explores contemporary thinking on the evidential requirements that are critical for practical decision-making.

Sommario

1. Introduction; 2. Discriminatory power: adjudication as practical reasoning; 3. Keynesian weight and decision-making: being prepared to decide; 4. Keynesian weight in adjudication: the allocation of juridical roles; 5. Tenacity of belief: an idea in search of use; 6. Conclusion.

Info autore

Dale A. Nance is the John Homer Kapp Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio.

Riassunto

Written by an internationally renowned scholar, this book explores contemporary thinking on the evidential requirements that are critical for practical decision-making, such as adjudication, requirements on both the aggregate weight of the evidence and the degree to which the evidence favors one hypothesis over another.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dale A. Nance, Dale A. (Case Western Reserve University Nance, Nance Dale A.
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781107570481
• ISBN: 978-1-107-57048-1
• Pagine: 344
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto internazionale, diritto degli stranieri; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Criminal Procedure, LAW / Evidence, Legal aspects of criminology, Criminal Procedure: Law Of Evidence, Criminology: legal aspects