A system of circumstantial evidence for fact-finding in criminal trial

IF 0.6 Q3 COMMUNICATION

Journal of Argumentation in Context Pub Date : 2021-07-05 DOI:10.1075/JAIC.20009.RI

Yong-Sok Ri, Yong-Min Kwon, Wi-Song Pang

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Abstract

One of the most intractable, but significant problems in the theory of legal evidence concerns circumstantial evidence. The diversity and complexity of criminal cases cause some bottlenecks and difficulties in developing reasonable methods to prove the criminal issue by means of circumstantial evidence. The main purpose of this paper is to present more effective methods of fact-finding just by means of a system of circumstantial evidence (SCE). On the basis of analysis of the nature of circumstantial evidence, we find it necessary for the prosecution to construct a SCE in order to make a judge or jury accept the prosecution’s conclusion as the best explanation. We also present a reasonable logical structure of such a system and address some legal and logical problems in introducing it.

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在刑事审判中查明事实的间接证据体系

法律证据理论中最棘手但意义重大的问题之一涉及间接证据。刑事案件的多样性和复杂性导致了利用间接证据证明刑事问题的合理方法的发展存在一些瓶颈和困难。本文的主要目的是通过间接证据系统提出更有效的事实调查方法。在分析间接证据性质的基础上，我们发现检方有必要构建一个SCE，以使法官或陪审团接受检方的结论作为最佳解释。我们还提出了这样一个系统的合理逻辑结构，并在引入它时解决了一些法律和逻辑问题。

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Journal of Argumentation in Context COMMUNICATION-

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1.80

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12.50%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Argumentation in Context aims to publish high-quality papers about the role of argumentation in the various kinds of argumentative practices that have come into being in social life. These practices include, for instance, political, legal, medical, financial, commercial, academic, educational, problem-solving, and interpersonal communication. In all cases certain aspects of such practices will be analyzed from the perspective of argumentation theory with a view of gaining a better understanding of certain vital characteristics of these practices. This means that the journal has an empirical orientation and concentrates on real-life argumentation but is at the same time out to publish only papers that are informed by relevant insights from argumentation theory.