| The Probabilistic Quality of Judicial Proof Contributor(s): Hamer, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0754622630 ISBN-13: 9780754622635 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $123.70 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2026 This item may be ordered no more than 25 days prior to its publication date of January 5, 2026 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Judicial Power |
| Dewey: 340 |
| Series: Applied Legal Phiosophy |
| Physical Information: 250 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is an important contribution to 'new evidence scholarship', showing how mathematical probability theory provides a framework for the understanding and pursuit of factual accuracy in judicial proof. It begins by identifying factual accuracy as a major goal of juridical proof, provides an introduction to probability theory, with illustrations in gambling and statistics, before exploring a range of issues concerning standards and burdens of proof, including the difference between civil and criminal standards of proof, the variability of these standards, and whether there is a requirement that proof be detailed and not too generalised. This study provides the first sustained and systematic treatment of evidential issues, which applies probability theory to actual cases. |