Subjects:

Evidence

Contents:

Part 1 General: freedom of proof, Jonathan L. Cohen

facts, fictions and law - Bentham on the foundations of evidence, Gerald J. Postems

formal and empirical research on cascaded inference in jurisprudence, David A. Schum and Anne W. Martin. Part 2 Logic of proof: general - ""the problem of proof"", John H. Wigmore

book review of C. Moore, ""A Treatise on Facts, or the Weight and Value of Evidence"", John H. Wigmore

free evaluation of evidence, Per Olof Ekelof

the probability debate - debating probabilities, William L. Twining

focusing on the defendant, Sir Richard Eggleston

the limits of the prepondernace of the evidence standard - justifiably naked statistical evidence and multiple causation, D. Kaye

liability and individualized evidence, Judith Jarvis Thompson

fact-scepticism - Jerome Frank's fact-skepticism and our future, Edmond Cahn. Part 3 Law, fact and value: on brute facts, G.E.M. Anscombe

law, fact or justice?, Adrian A.S. Zuckerman. Part 4 The law of evidence - its nature and scope: the modern law of evidence and its purpose, C.F. Chamberlyne

the canons of evidence - rules of exclusion or rules of use?, Philip McNamara

an approach to rules of evidence for non-jury cases, K.C. Davis

some difficulties in devising rules for dermining truth in judicial trials, Jack B. Weinstein. Part 5 Basic concepts of the law of evidence: basic concepts of the law of evidence, J.L. Montrose

relevancy, probability and the law, George F. James. Part 6 Burdens of proof and presumptions: burdens and standards of proof - the burden of proof, J.B. Thayer

presumption - on presumption, Edna Ullmann-Margalit. Part 7 Auxiliary probative policy: stickperson hearsay - a simplified approach to understanding the rule against hearsay, M. Graham. Part 7 Extrinsic probative policy: excessive sanctions for governmental misconduct in criminal cases, Richard A. Posner

the exclusionary rule, deterrence and Posner's economic analysis of law, Arval A. Morris. Part 9 Protection of the accused: an attempt to update the law of evidence, Rupert Cross.

This collection of articles on matters of evidence and proof in law covers topics such as: logic and proof; law, fact and value; the law of evidence - its nature and scope; basic concepts of the law of evidence; burdens of proof and presumptions; and the protection of the accused.