Evidence and Proof in Scotland: Context and Critique

by Donald Nicolson

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474411991
• ISBN13: 9781474411998
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.2"