Likeability and Expert Persuasion: Dislikeability Reduces the Perceived Persuasiveness of Expert Evidence [PDF]
With the use of expert evidence increasing in civil and criminal trials, there is concern jurors' decisions are affected by factors that are irrelevant to the quality of the expert opinion.
Mariam Younan, Kristy A. Martire
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Explaining and trusting expert evidence: What is a ‘sufficiently reliable scientific basis’? [PDF]
Through a series of judicial decisions and Practice Directions, the English courts have developed a rule that expert evidence must have ‘a sufficiently reliable scientific basis to be admitted’.
T. Ward
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No More Laissez Faire? Expert Evidence, Rule Changes and Reliability [PDF]
The apparent link between miscarriages of justice in prosecutions involving expert evidence and the level of training provided to the legal profession (the Bar in particular) and the judiciary in respect of such evidence was highlighted in 2005 with the ...
G. Davies, Emma Piasecki
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Product Substitutability in Defining the Relevant Market and Expert Evidence: Comments on the Judgment of the Polish Supreme Court of 29 July 2020 (I NSK 8/19) [PDF]
In one of the court proceedings concerning a cassation appeal, brought against the decision of the President of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK), the Polish Supreme Court expressed in its judgment of 29 July 2020 (I NSK 8/19) a ...
Rafał R. Wasilewski
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Development and Forensic Application of EX20+30Y Kit
ObjectiveTo develop a multiplex PCR amplification system (EX20+30Y for short) of 19 autosomes, 30 Y-STR loci plus the gender indicator, and evaluate its forensic application value.MethodsWith the six-color fluorescence labeling technology, a multiplex ...
ZHOU Xu-ming, GAO Deng-xing, LI Fa-yuan
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Expert Evidence and Digital Open Source Information
Digital open source information (DOSI) has emerged as a significant source of evidence for the International Criminal Court (‘the Court’) and other jurisdictions applying international criminal law. However, its use in litigation raises questions about
M. Gillett, Wallace Fan
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How to use GRADE when there is "no" evidence? A case study of the expert evidence approach.
One essential requirement of trustworthy guidelines is that they should be based on systematic reviews of the best available evidence. The GRADE Working Group has provided guidance for evaluating the certainty of evidence based on several domains ...
R. Mustafa +12 more
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Scientific Disciplines and the Admissibility of Expert Evidence in Courts
The authors examine how people interpret expert claims when they do not share experts’ technical understanding. The authors review sociological research on the cultural boundaries of science and expertise, which suggests that scientific disciplines are ...
Timothy L. O’Brien +2 more
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The Judicial Assessment of ‘Expert Evidence’ in the United Kingdom’s Immigration and Asylum Chamber
This paper examines the role of cultural evidence submitted by anthropologists and social scientists to assist individuals seeking asylum in the United Kingdom.
John R. Campbell
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Replicated international studies have underscored the human and societal costs associated with major depressive disorder. Despite the proven efficacy of monoamine-based antidepressants in major depression, the majority of treated individuals fail to ...
R. McIntyre +24 more
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