Fact-finding -- Truth, justice, and justification -- Epistemology of legal fact-finding -- Standard of proof -- Hearsay -- Similar fact evidence
Summary
This text examines the legal and moral theory behind the law of evidence and proof, arguing that only by exploring the nature of responsibility in fact-finding can the role and purpose of much of the law be fully understood. For the court to find the truth to do justice, it must do justice in finding the truth