Handling uncertainty in a court of law

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dc.contributor.authorMuller, M. A.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-02T07:56:31Z
dc.date.available2016-03-02T07:56:31Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.descriptionCITATION: Muller, M. A. 2012. Handling uncertainty in a court of law. Stellenbosch Law Review, 23(3):599-609.en_ZA
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at http://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC137008en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe ability to analyse uncertainty does not reside within most people's experience. Certain fallacies frequently appear. An important example is the so-called prosecutor's fallacy. It is a specific error of logic commonly made when arguments involving probabilities are considered. Since these errors keep happening and people tend to avoid reasoning in terms of probability theory, courts do not always come to the best possible conclusion in matters involving uncertainty. In this paper we discuss different aspects of faulty reasoning concerning uncertainty in legal matters.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://reference.sabinet.co.za/document/EJC137008en_ZA
dc.description.versionPost-printen_ZA
dc.format.extent11 pagesen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMuller, M. A. 2012. Handling uncertainty in a court of law. Stellenbosch Law Review, 23(3):599-609.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 1016-4359 (print)en_ZA
dc.identifier.issnISSN: 1996-2193 (online)en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/98245
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch Law Review : Juta Lawen_ZA
dc.subjectProbabilitiesen_ZA
dc.subjectUncertainty -- Mathematical modelsen_ZA
dc.subjectEvidence (Law)en_ZA
dc.titleHandling uncertainty in a court of lawen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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