Evidence and Proof

Part 1 General: freedom of Jonathan L. Cohen facts, fictions and law - Bentham on foundations of evidence, Gerald J. Postems formal and empirical research on cascaded inference in jurisprudence, David A. Schum and Anne W. Martin. Part 2 Logic of proof: general - the problem of proof, John H. Wigmore book review of C. Moore, A Treatise on Facts, or Weight and Value of Evidence, John H. Wigmore free evaluation of evidence, Per Olof Ekelof probability debate - debating probabilities, William L. Twining focusing on defendant, Sir Richard Eggleston limits of prepondernace of evidence standard - justifiably naked statistical evidence and multiple causation, D. Kaye liability and individualized evidence, Judith Jarvis Thompson fact-scepticism - Jerome Frank's fact-skepticism and our future, Edmond Cahn. Part 3 Law, fact and value: on brute facts, G.E.M. Anscombe law, fact or justice?, Adrian A.S. Zuckerman. Part 4 The law of evidence - its nature and scope: modern law of evidence and its purpose, C.F. Chamberlyne canons of evidence - rules of exclusion or rules of use?, Philip McNamara an approach to rules of evidence for non-jury cases, K.C. Davis some difficulties in devising rules for dermining truth in judicial trials, Jack B. Weinstein. Part 5 Basic concepts of law of evidence: basic concepts of law of evidence, J.L. Montrose relevancy, probability and law, George F. James. Part 6 Burdens of proof and presumptions: burdens and standards of proof - burden of J.B. Thayer presumption - on presumption, Edna Ullmann-Margalit. Part 7 Auxiliary probative policy: stickperson hearsay - a simplified approach to understanding rule against hearsay, M. Graham. Part 7 Extrinsic probative policy: excessive sanctions for governmental misconduct in criminal cases, Richard A. Posner exclusionary rule, deterrence and Posner's economic analysis of law, Arval A. Morris. Part 9 Protection of accused: an attempt to update law of evidence, Rupert Cross.