Truth, Proof, Rights and the Rule of Law in Criminal Adjudication

A Comment on Sarah Summers «Epistemic Ambitions of the Criminal Trial: Truth, Proof and Rights»

Authors

  • John Dugald Jackson University of Nottingham

Abstract

A comment on S. J. Summers «Epistemic Ambitions of the Criminal Trial: Truth, Proof and Rights»

Keywords

proof, rights, criminal adjudication, truth, rule of law

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/qf.i5.22838

Published

2023-04-12

How to Cite

Jackson, J. D. (2023). Truth, Proof, Rights and the Rule of Law in Criminal Adjudication: A Comment on Sarah Summers «Epistemic Ambitions of the Criminal Trial: Truth, Proof and Rights». Quaestio Facti. International Journal on Evidential Reasoning, (5), 181–188. https://doi.org/10.33115/udg_bib/qf.i5.22838