Standards of Decision in Law: Psychological and Logical Bases for the Standard of Proof, Here and Abroad

by Kevin M. Clermont

A standard of decision is the law's designation of how certain a decisionmaker must be to render a decision. Because all decisionmaking takes place in a world of uncertainty, the law requires every legal actor before making any sort of decision to measure his or her degree of certainty against the applicable standard. Because in every corner of law the lawmakers must set standards in accordance with policy objectives, the standards prove essential...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611633737
• ISBN13: 9781611633733
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 285 Pages