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Episode 15 – Prove It! How persuaded must we be in law?

August 3, 2025September 21, 2024 by Emeritus Professor Stephen Bottomley and Emeritus Professor Stephen Parker

It’s well known that for someone to be found guilty of a crime, the decision-maker must be persuaded “beyond a reasonable doubt”.  This is the … Read more

Tags balance of probabilities, beyond reasonable doubt, burden of proof, common law, inquisitorial system, not guilty, standard of proof

Episode 2 – The Adversarial System

August 3, 2025April 7, 2024 by Emeritus Professor Stephen Bottomley and Emeritus Professor Stephen Parker

The adversarial system of justice came from the English common law and spread. It is contrasted with the inquisitorial system found in non-Anglo democracies. Transcript … Read more

Tags adversarial system, courts, inquisitorial system, trials

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