The Probabilistic Quality of Judicial Proof

by David Hamer

This book is an important contribution to 'new evidence scholarship', showing how mathematical probability theory provides a framework for the understanding and pursuit of factual accuracy in judicial proof. It begins by identifying factual accuracy as a major goal of juridical proof, provides an introduction to probability theory, with illustrations in gambling and statistics, before exploring a range of issues concerning standards and burdens of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754622630
• ISBN13: 9780754622635
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 250 Pages