Evidence and Proof in Scotland : : Context and Critique /

Evidence and Proof in Scotland : : Context and Critique / / Donald Nicolson.

Why does Scotland have the evidence laws it does? 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, scie...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2019
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Nicolson, Donald,
Place / Publishing House:Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]
©2019
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (400 p.) :; 24 B/W tables
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Expanded Table of Contents
  • Table of Cases
  • Table of Legislation
  • Preface
  • CHAPTER ONE Introduction: Facts in Law
  • CHAPTER TWO The Theoretical Context: Truth, Reason and Justice
  • CHAPTER THREE The Procedural Context: Truth, Justice and Institutional Design
  • CHAPTER FOUR The Sociological Context: Truth, Justice and Institutional Practices
  • CHAPTER FIVE The Scientific Context: Truth, Reason and Expertise
  • CHAPTER SIX The Psychological Context I: Witnesses and Truth
  • CHAPTER SEVEN The Psychological Context II: Reason, Narrative and Proof
  • Afterword
  • Index

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