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Paperback. This book deals with the law of evidence with respect to the involvement of forensic experts (from many fields) in the adjudication of criminal cases. This subject is discussed from various perspectives, such as comparative legal studies, theories of evidence, paradigms of evidence scholarship, and (European) convergency of legal systems. The book will be of great value to all those involved with law, evidence, justice, and forensic science.
In complicated court cases, experts are often called in to assist the judge and other trial participants in their decisions on particular aspects. These may be technical experts of some kind or psychologists, psychiatrists or accountants. If the expert ad
Criminal law and its practices are national matters. Nevertheless, there are a number of factors that cause an internationalization of criminal law. First, within the framework of the European Union and even more the Council of Europe, many initiatives ha
Epistemic and non-epistemic language in the law of evidence, F. Toepel. The putting into perspective of the exclusionary rule: some general remarks and the Belgian experience, P. Traest. Teaching scientific evidence and forensics at a small law school (with emphasis on evaluating evidence: prosecutors, experts and professional ethics), R.H.
Particularly in the humanities and social sciences, festschrifts are a popular forum for discussion. The IJBF provides quick and easy general access to these important resources for scholars and students. The festschrifts are located in state and regional libraries and their bibliographic details are recorded. Since 1983, more than 659,000 articles from more than 30,500 festschrifts, published between 1977 and 2011, have been catalogued.
Particularly in the humanities and social sciences, festschrifts are a popular forum for discussion. The IJBF provides quick and easy general access to these important resources for scholars and students. The festschrifts are located in state and regional libraries and their bibliographic details are recorded. Since 1983, more than 639,000 articles from more than 29,500 festschrifts, published between 1977 and 2010, have been catalogued.
In recent decades, research into the legitimacy of criminal justice has convincingly demonstrated the importance of procedural justice to citizens’ sense of trust and confidence in legal authorities and their resulting willingness to conform to the law and cooperate with the legal authorities. Reversing the age-old question ‘why do people break the law?’, theories of procedural justice have provided insight into the factors that encourage people to abide by the law, suggesting that experiences of procedural fairness are crucial to achieving compliance with the law and to enhancing the legitimacy of criminal justice. While these studies are important in showing that legal authorities ne...
This book describes and explains how the so-called system of legal proofs, which consisted of a strict set of evidentiary rules, was replaced with the free evaluation of the evidence in France, Germany and the Netherlands between 1750 and 1870.