Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for a Criminal Conviction Seriously
The article offers a diachronic and comparative analysis of different standards of proof for a criminal conviction. The first part focuses on the attempt of medieval and early modern Roman-canon systems to clarify this type of rule through a network of legal proofs. The second part analyses the ori...
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The article offers a diachronic and comparative analysis of different standards of proof for a criminal conviction. The first part focuses on the attempt of medieval and early modern Roman-canon systems to clarify this type of rule through a network of legal proofs. The second part analyses the origins of the main standards for a criminal conviction used today: moral certainty, beyond reasonable doubt and intime conviction. The final part looks to the future, asking whether traditional decision-making criteria should be maintained or replaced by new ones based on the principles of contemporary epistemology.
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ac1e284a7b34ab983da8510efef51362025-01-28T17:26:12ZengMarcial PonsQuaestio Facti2660-45152604-62022025-01-01810.33115/udg_bib/qf.i8.23112Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for a Criminal Conviction SeriouslyJacopo Della Torre The article offers a diachronic and comparative analysis of different standards of proof for a criminal conviction. The first part focuses on the attempt of medieval and early modern Roman-canon systems to clarify this type of rule through a network of legal proofs. The second part analyses the origins of the main standards for a criminal conviction used today: moral certainty, beyond reasonable doubt and intime conviction. The final part looks to the future, asking whether traditional decision-making criteria should be maintained or replaced by new ones based on the principles of contemporary epistemology. https://revistes.udg.edu/quaestio-facti/article/view/23112standard of proofreasonable doubtmoral certaintyintime convictionLegal Proof |
| spellingShingle | Jacopo Della Torre Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for a Criminal Conviction Seriously Quaestio Facti standard of proof reasonable doubt moral certainty intime conviction Legal Proof |
| title | Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for a Criminal Conviction Seriously |
| title_full | Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for a Criminal Conviction Seriously |
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| title_short | Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for a Criminal Conviction Seriously |
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