Evidence and Proof in Scotland

Context and Critique

AvDonald Nicolson

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

This is the first textbook to set the Scots law of evidence against a modern backdrop of legal thought and empirical research. It examines the non-legal dimensions of evidence and proof through the lens of legal philosophy, procedure, sociology, science and psychology to analyse the contexts that affect the handling of facts and the process of proof in Scotland. Drawing extensively on socio-legal research, the book provides an accurate picture of how fact-finding works in Scotland – giving students the foundation for a complete, critical and contextual understanding of Scots evidence law.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-02-14
Mått:156 x 234 x 27 mm
Vikt:706 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Edinburgh University Press
ISBN:9781474411998

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Juridik: metod och teori inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Donald Nicolson (OBE, BA, LLB, Phd) is Professor in the School of Law and Director of the Essex Law Clinic at the University of Essex. Donald currently teaches jurisprudence and law clinc modules. He has co-authored a book on lawyers’ ethics, co-edited books on affirmative action and criminal law, and published over 40 articles on clinical education, evidence theory, gender and adjudication. In 2011 he was awarded an OBE for his law clinic work.

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Practising lawyers know that the facts of a case are often of greater importance in determining its outcome than is the law, yet this insight is often neglected in Evidence scholarship. In focussing on how facts are dealt with in legal processes, Professor Nicolson offers fresh and fascinating perspectives.

Innehållsförteckning

Preface1. Introduction: Facts in Law2. The Theoretical Context: Truth, Reason and Justice3. The Procedural Context: Truth, Justice and Institutional Design4. The Sociological Context: Truth, Justice and Institutional Practices5. The Scientific Context: Truth, Reason and Expertise6. The Psychological Context I: Witnesses and Truth7. The Psychological Context II: Reason, Narrative and ProofAfterword