| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 544 pages) |
| Series |
Legal history library ; volume 32 |
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Legal history library ; v. 32.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- The characteristics of the system of legal proofs -- The theoretical framework -- The reform of the criminal law of evidence in France 1750-1870 -- The criminal law of evidence in the Dutch Republic between 1600 and 1795 -- The criminal law of evidence under discussion : 1750-1795 -- The criminal law of evidence in the Franco-Batavian period 1795-1813 -- The criminal law of evidence in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands 1813-1830 -- The criminal law of evidence in the Netherlands between 1838 and 1870 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"This book describes the development of the criminal law of evidence in the Netherlands, France and Germany between 1750 and 1870. In this period the development occurred that the so-called system of legal proofs was replaced with the (largely) free evaluation of the evidence. The system of legal proofs, which had functioned since the late middle ages, consisted of a set of strict evidentiary rules which predetermined when a judge could convict someone. In this book an explanation is given of the question why between 1750 and 1870 the strict evidentiary rules were replaced with the free evaluation of the evidence. The thesis of this research is that the reform was induced by a change in the underlying epistemological and political-constitutional discourses which together provided the ideas which inspired a significant reform of the criminal law of evidence"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Brill, viewed on March 5, 2021) |
| Subject |
Evidence, Criminal -- Europe -- History
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Evidence, Criminal -- Netherlands -- History
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Evidence, Criminal -- France -- History
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Evidence, Criminal -- Germany -- History
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Burden of proof -- Europe -- History
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Burden of proof -- Netherlands -- History
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Burden of proof -- France -- History
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Burden of proof -- Germany -- History
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Burden of proof.
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Evidence, Criminal.
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Europe.
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France.
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Germany.
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Netherlands.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019044689 |
| ISBN |
9004415025 |
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9789004415027 |
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