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Philosophical Foundations of Evidence Law presents a cross-disciplinary overview of the core issues in the theory and methodology of adjudicative evidence and factfinding, assembling the major philosophical and interdisciplinary insights that define evidence theory, as related to law, in a single book. The volume presents contemporary debates on truth, knowledge, rational beliefs, proof, argumentation, explanation, coherence, probability, economics, psychology, bias, gender, and race. It covers different theoretical approaches to legal evidence, including the Bayesian approach, scenario theory, and inference to the best explanation. The volume’s contributions come from scholars spread across three continents and twelve different countries, whose common interest is evidence theory as related to law.

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Expert Evidence: Law, Practice and Probability

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies ◽

10.1093/ojls/12.3.392 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 392-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

BERNARD ROBERTSON ◽

G. A. VIGNAUX

Keyword(s):

Expert Evidence ◽

Evidence Law

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Ho Hock Lai [H L Ho], A PHILOSOPHY OF EVIDENCE LAW: JUSTICE IN THE SEARCH FOR TRUTH Oxford: Oxford University Press (www.oup.co.uk), Oxford Monographs on Criminal Law and Justice, 2008. xiv and 347 pp. ISBN 9780199228300. £50.

Edinburgh Law Review ◽

10.3366/e1364980909001693 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 365-366

Author(s):

Andrew L-T Choo

Keyword(s):

Criminal Law ◽

Oxford University ◽

Evidence Law ◽

Law And Justice ◽

Oxford University Press

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Questioning the Behavioral Assumption Underlying Wigmorean Absolutism in the Law of Evidentiary Privileges

University of Pittsburgh Law Review ◽

10.5195/lawreview.2003.16 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 65 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Edward J. Imwinkelried

Keyword(s):

Evidence Law ◽

The Law ◽

Privileged Communications ◽

Primary Impact

From society’s perspective, the rules governing privileged communications such as those between a client and his or her attorney are arguably the most important doctrines in evidence law. Most evidentiary doctrines relate to the court’s institutional concerns. By way of example, the best evidence and hearsay rules are largely designed to enhance the reliability of the evidence on which the trier of fact bases his or her findings. The primary impact of these rules is on the in-court behavior of witnesses, attorneys, and judges.

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