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Should Judges Do Independent Research on Scientific Issues?

dc.contributor.authorCheng, Edward K.
dc.date.accessioned2015-06-01T19:08:17Z
dc.date.available2015-06-01T19:08:17Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citation90 Judicature 58 (2006)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1803/7055
dc.descriptionArticle published in law journalen_US
dc.description.abstractJudges are deeply divided about the issue of independent research, which goes to the heart of their roles and responsibilities in the legal system. To many judges, doing independent research when confronted with new and unfamiliar material seems the most responsible and natural thing to do. To others, it represents the worst kind of overreaching and a threat to long-cherished adversarial values. But whether one supports the practice or not, one thing is clear. The issue of independent research deserves far greater attention than it has so far from jurists, academics, and practitioners alike.en_US
dc.format.extent1 PDF (6 pages)en_US
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dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJudicatureen_US
dc.subjectIndependent researchen_US
dc.subjectScientific evidenceen_US
dc.subject.lcshJudicial ethicsen_US
dc.subject.lcshJudgesen_US
dc.subject.lcshScience and lawen_US
dc.subject.lcshAdmissible evidenceen_US
dc.subject.lcshEvidence, Experten_US
dc.subject.lcshAdversary system (Law)en_US
dc.subject.lcshResearchen_US
dc.titleShould Judges Do Independent Research on Scientific Issues?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US


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