Title: Evidence and proof in Scotland : context and critique /
Authors: Nicolson, Donald
Year: 2019
Subjects: Evidence (Law) Scotland.; Evidence (Law); Scotland.
Abstract: This is the first textbook to set Scots evidence law against a modern backdrop of legal and empirical research. It examines the non-legal dimensions of evidence and proof through the lens of legal philosophy, procedure, sociology, science and psychology to analyse the contexts that affect the handling of facts and the process of proof.
Contents: Introduction : facts in law -- The theoretical context : truth, reason and justice -- The procedural context : truth, justice and institutional design -- The sociological context : truth, justice and institutional practices -- The scientific context : truth, reason and expertise -- The psychological context I : witnesses and truth -- The psychological context II : reason, narrative and proof