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Foundations of evidence law /

Alex Stein examines the underlying theory of evidence in Anglo-American legal systems. Combining probability theory epistemology, economic analysis and moral philosophy, he argues that the fundamental purpose of evidence law is to apportion the risk of error in conditions of uncertainty.

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Main Author: Stein, Alex, 1957-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Evidence (Law)
Evidence (Law) > United States.
Evidence (Law) > England.
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