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View article: Standards and Methods of Proof
Standards and Methods of Proof Open
This Comment responds to Jacopo Della Torre’s recent article advocating Taking the Evolution of the Standards of Proof for Criminal Conviction Seriously. Having summarised Della Torre’s central thesis and clarified (and largely endorsed) h…
View article: Current practices in managing patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: Results of an international survey
Current practices in managing patients with cardiac implantable electronic devices: Results of an international survey Open
View article: Multi-Stressor Environmental Effects on Quantum Processes in Biological Systems
Multi-Stressor Environmental Effects on Quantum Processes in Biological Systems Open
View article: Quantum-Layered Universe Theory: A Unified Framework for Black Hole Quantum Tunneling in Discrete Spacetime 
Quantum-Layered Universe Theory: A Unified Framework for Black Hole Quantum Tunneling in Discrete Spacetime Open
View article: Training Data on Trial: AI's First Fair Use Test
Training Data on Trial: AI's First Fair Use Test Open
View article: Kétséges kriminalisztikai bizonyítás
Kétséges kriminalisztikai bizonyítás Open
Building on judicial practice, the authors provide an overview of the methodology of forensic scientists and expert witnesses in criminal trials.
View article: Theorising Evidence Law
Theorising Evidence Law Open
— What does it mean for a specialist department of legal studies, such as the Law of Evidence, to have, or to acquire, ‘philosophical foundations’? In what sense are the theoretical foundations of procedural scholarship and teaching distin…
View article: Improving cycling safety through infrastructure design: A bicycle simulator study
Improving cycling safety through infrastructure design: A bicycle simulator study Open
This study investigated the impact of two road treatments on cyclist behaviour using an bicycle simulator. The treatments were sharrows (presence or absence) at a roundabout and widening an on-road bike lane (width 1.2 m or 1.8 m) on a cur…
View article: Structures and mechanisms of tRNA methylation by METTL1–WDR4
Structures and mechanisms of tRNA methylation by METTL1–WDR4 Open
View article: Piperacillin/tazobactam resistance in a clinical isolate of Escherichia colidue to IS26-mediated amplification of blaTEM-1B
Piperacillin/tazobactam resistance in a clinical isolate of Escherichia colidue to IS26-mediated amplification of blaTEM-1B Open
We identified a clinical isolate of Escherichia coli displaying an unusual, emerging phenotype; piperacillin/tazobactam (TZP)-resistant, 3rd generation cephalosporin-susceptible. Prior to treatment with TZP, a TZP-susceptible E. coli isola…
View article: Reply to Response to Vacuous standards – Subversion of the OSAC standards-development process
Reply to Response to Vacuous standards – Subversion of the OSAC standards-development process Open
View article: A Comparative Examination of Police Interrogation of Criminal Suspects in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand, and the United States
A Comparative Examination of Police Interrogation of Criminal Suspects in Australia, Canada, England and Wales, New Zealand, and the United States Open
The interrogation process is central to the investigation and resolution of criminal matters throughout the world. It is fundamental to a comprehensive understanding of comparative criminal procedure to study and appreciate the different a…
View article: Presumptuous or pluralistic presumptions of innocence? Methodological diagnosis towards conceptual reinvigoration
Presumptuous or pluralistic presumptions of innocence? Methodological diagnosis towards conceptual reinvigoration Open
View article: Scenarios, Probability, and Evidence Scholarship, Old and New
Scenarios, Probability, and Evidence Scholarship, Old and New Open
On the face of it, the two Simonshaven Case Symposium papers on which I have been invited to comment employ very different analytical tools and promote distinctive theoretical agendas. This Commentary situates both papers within a broader …
View article: Introduction: forensic science, evidential reliability and institutional reform
Introduction: forensic science, evidential reliability and institutional reform Open
hosted by NCECJS in 2010, which focussed on discussion of the Law Commission's recently published consultation paper on the admissibility of expert evidence. 1 The editors and several eventual contributors met here for the first time and, …
View article: Making sense of forensic science evidence
Making sense of forensic science evidence Open
This chapter surveys the current landscape of forensic science and expert witness testimony, from the perspective of an English legal scholar. It attempts to 'make sense' of this massive, diverse, fragmented and somewhat contested terrain,…
View article: On magnetostrophic mean-field solutions of the geodynamo equations. Part 2
On magnetostrophic mean-field solutions of the geodynamo equations. Part 2 Open
A dynamo driven by motions unaffected by viscous forces is termed ‘magnetostrophic’, but cannot be found through today’s numerical simulations, which require substantial viscosity to stabilize solutions of the full magnetohydrodynamic (MHD…
View article: An unfinished mindful body meets live choreographies of solo dance
An unfinished mindful body meets live choreographies of solo dance Open
View article: El nuevo hospital Vozandes de Quito
El nuevo hospital Vozandes de Quito Open
"La Voz de los Andes", Radiodifusora HCJB, se fundó en el año de 1931 con el propósito de servir al pueblo ecuatoriano por medio de la radio.Fueron los fundadores de esta obra: el Dr. Clarence Jones, y el Dr. Reuben Larson, quienes, además…
View article: Forensic Science Evidence in Question
Forensic Science Evidence in Question Open
How should forensic scientists and other expert witnesses present their evidence in court? What kinds and quality of data can experts properly draw on in formulating their conclusions? In an important recent decision in R. v T 1 the Court …
View article: Newly Appointed Editor
Newly Appointed Editor Open
View article: A short ride on the penal merry-go-round : relationships between prison officers and prisoners within UK Drug Recovery Wings
A short ride on the penal merry-go-round : relationships between prison officers and prisoners within UK Drug Recovery Wings Open
View article: LTDNA Evidence on Trial
LTDNA Evidence on Trial Open
Adopting the interpretative/hermeneutical method typical of much legal scholarship, this article considers two sets of issues pertaining to LTDNA profiles as evidence in criminal proceedings. The section titled Expert Evidence as Forensic …
View article: The Relationships between Human Fatigue and Public Health: A Brief Commentary on Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transportation, Resources and Health
The Relationships between Human Fatigue and Public Health: A Brief Commentary on Selected Papers from the 9th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transportation, Resources and Health Open
The 9th International Conference on Managing Fatigue in Transportation, Resources and Health was held in Fremantle, Western Australia in March 2015. The purpose of the conferences in this series is to provide a forum for industry represent…
View article: Re-Examining Criminal Process Through the Lens of Integrity
Re-Examining Criminal Process Through the Lens of Integrity Open
This is the Introduction to Hunter, Roberts, Young and Dixon (ed), The Integrity of Criminal Process: From Theory into Practice (Hart, 2016). It sketches a theoretical framework for reconsidering familiar topics and issues through the lens…
View article: Stott's "The grace of giving" and Wright's "The gift of accountability" (Book Review)
Stott's "The grace of giving" and Wright's "The gift of accountability" (Book Review) Open
A review of Stott, J. (2016). The grace of giving: 10 principles of Christian giving. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers. 33 pp. ISBN 9781598568738
View article: Paradigms of forensic science and legal process: a critical diagnosis
Paradigms of forensic science and legal process: a critical diagnosis Open
This article reconsiders the relationship between criminal adjudication and forensic expertise in the light of ‘new paradigms' of forensic practice and recent law reform. It briefly summarizes conventional wisdom on the typical shortcoming…
View article: The Priority of Procedure and the Neglect of Evidence and Proof
The Priority of Procedure and the Neglect of Evidence and Proof Open
This article concerns the role and value of procedural and evidentiary scholarship in the rapidly developing field of International Criminal Law (ICL). It extrapolates and adapts to the international context two, distinct but related, line…
View article: Kinematic Dynamos with Anisotropic α-Effect
Kinematic Dynamos with Anisotropic α-Effect Open
The combined action of rotation and buoyancy generally imparts helicity to turbulent motions. If the fluid is electrically conducting a mean electromotive force (or emf) results that is proportional to the components of the prevailing mean…