La carga de la prueba y los estándares de prueba son dos instituciones que provienen del
antiguo sistema de valoración legal o tasada de la prueba, en el que tenían todo su sentido …

El estándar de prueba es el umbral que permite saber si un relato puede considerarse
probado dentro de un proceso. La elección del estándar de prueba supone siempre una …

Continental law is irrational. American law is irresponsible. These beliefs are the essence of
one of the few true conflicts between American common law and Continental Civil Law. At …

This book examines the process through which a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute
settlement panel formulates its conclusions with respect to the facts of a case, ie the process …

The economic theory of crime deterrence predicts that the conviction of an innocent
individual (type I error) is as detrimental to deterrence as the acquittal of a guilty individual …

We consider legal obligations against a background of social norms, for example, societal
norms, professional codes of conduct, or business standards. Violations of the law trigger …

Facts are facts. So, what kind of factual showing must the plaintiff make in order to establish,
say, personal jurisdiction in a civil case? Well, proof of such jurisdictional facts would appear …

We analyze the design of legal principles and procedures for court decision making in civil
litigation. The objective is the provision of incentives for potential tort‐feasors to exert care …

There is a presumption in the law and economics literature that criminals are more deterred
by the certainty of punishment than by the severity of punishment,'leading many legal …

This paper contributes to the interpretation of the standard of proof in criminal trials in two
ways. First, it provides a purely utilitarian explanation as to why there are asymmetric costs …