Burdens of proof

被引:20
作者
Allen, Ronald J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Northwestern Univ, Law, 357 East Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60611 USA
关键词
evidence; proof; burdens of proof; burden of persuasion and production; epistemology; decision theory inference to the best explanation; abduction; GERMAN ADVANTAGE; JURY;
D O I
10.1093/lpr/mgu005
中图分类号
D9 [法律]; DF [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
The conceptual foundations of burdens of proof are examined, and the unified theory of evidentiary devices derivable from those foundations is explicated. Both the conceptual foundations and the unified theory generated are shown to rest on questionable assumptions about conventional probability theory. The resulting analytical difficulties are analyzed. Inference to the best explanation and the relative plausibility theory are examined as potentially providing the foundation to a superior conceptualization of the burden of proof.
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页码:195 / 219
页数:25
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