1st Edition
The Impact of Scientific Evidence on the Criminal Trial The Case of DNA Evidence
By Oriola Sallavaci
Copyright 2014
234 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores challenges posed by the use of DNA evidence to the traditional features, procedures and principles of the criminal trial. It examines the limitations of existing theories of criminal trial processes in the face of increasing use of scientific evidence in the court room. The research elucidates the interconnections at trial of three epistemologies, namely legal reasoning, as... Read more
1. DNA evidence and the criminal trial 2. Challenging the reliability of DNA evidence: lessons to learn from history 3. Towards a new regime for the admissibility of expert evidence: the impact on the criminal trial 4. The interpretation and presentation of DNA evidence 5. Evaluating the weight of scientific evidence 6. The impact of scientific evidence on the criminal trial
Biography
Oriola Sallavaci is a senior lecturer at Anglia Law School, Anglia Ruskin University. She has taught and practiced law for fifteen years. She has written a book and a number of journal articles on various aspects concerning the impact of expert evidence in criminal proceedings.
