Donald Nicolson

Evidence and Proof in Scotland

Context and Critique

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Produktbeschreibung

Donald Nicolson combines all the elements of evidence and proof in one book, boldly setting it against a long tradition of legal philosophy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 610g
• ISBN-13: 9781474412001
• ISBN-10: 1474412009
• Artikelnr.: 43284794

Autorenporträt

Donald Nicolson (OBE, BA, LLB, Phd) is Professor in the School of Law and Director of the Essex Law Clinic at the University of Essex. Donald currently teaches jurisprudence and law clinc modules. He has co-authored a book on lawyers' ethics, co-edited books on affirmative action and criminal law, and published over 40 articles on clinical education, evidence theory, gender and adjudication. In 2011 he was awarded an OBE for his law clinic work.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction: Facts in Law
2. The Theoretical Context: Truth, Reason and Justice
3. The Procedural Context: Truth, Justice and Institutional Design
4. The Sociological Context: Truth, Justice and Institutional Practices
5. The Scientific Context: Truth, Reason and Expertise
6. The Psychological Context I: Witnesses and Truth
7. The Psychological Context II: Reason, Narrative and Proof
Afterword