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A Pragmatic Critique Of Modern Evidence Scholarship, Michael L. Seigel Jan 1994

A Pragmatic Critique Of Modern Evidence Scholarship, Michael L. Seigel

UF Law Faculty Publications

This Article contends that strict adherence to optimistic rationalism has blinded evidence scholars to the reality that the law of evidence is as indeterminate as all other areas of the law. At its core is not a single goal -- the attainment of truth -- but a number of important, complex, and, alas, competing considerations. Answers to questions concerning the appropriate configuration of evidence doctrine cannot be deduced from a unitary principle; indeed, they cannot be deduced at all. Rather, arguments about evidence doctrine must be conducted in the realm of "practical reason." Practical reason is the process through which …


Subjektivierung Des Justiziellen Beweisverfahrens : Beiträge Zum Zeugenbeweis In Europa Und Den Usa (18.-20. Jahrhundert), Laurent Mayali, Andre Gouron, Dieter Simon Dec 1993

Subjektivierung Des Justiziellen Beweisverfahrens : Beiträge Zum Zeugenbeweis In Europa Und Den Usa (18.-20. Jahrhundert), Laurent Mayali, Andre Gouron, Dieter Simon

Laurent Mayali

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