Evidence Matters: Science, Proof, and Truth in the Law

by Susan Haack

Book Overview

Is truth in the law just plain truth - or something sui generis? Is a trial a search for truth? Do adversarial procedures and exclusionary rules of evidence enable, or impede, the accurate determination of factual issues? Can degrees of proof be identified with mathematical probabilities? What role can statistical evidence properly play? How can courts best handle the scientific testimony on which cases sometimes turn? How are they to distinguish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107698340
• ISBN13: 9781107698345
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 446 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"