Truth, error, and criminal law: an essay in legal epistemology
Auteur :
Laudan, Larry
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521861663
Date de publication :
5 juin 2006
Dimensions :
23,4 x 16,1 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
493 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Beginning with the premise that the principal function of a criminal trial is to find out the truth, Laudan examines the rules of evidence and procedure that would be appropriate if the discovery of the truth were, as higher courts routinely claim, the overriding aim of the criminal justice system.