Burdens and standards of proof for inference to the best explanation

Floris Bex; Douglas Walton

doi:10.3233/978-1-60750-682-9-37

Burdens and standards of proof for inference to the best explanation

Floris Bex, Douglas Walton

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In this paper, we provide a formal logical account of the burden of proof and proof standards in legal reasoning. As opposed to the usual argument-based model we use a hybrid model for Inference to the Best Explanation, which uses stories or explanations as well as arguments. We use examples of real cases to show that our hybrid reasoning model allows for a natural modeling of burdens and standards of proof.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Legal Knowledge and Information Systems
Subtitle of host publication	JURIX 2010: The Twenty-Third Annual Conference
Editors	Radboud G. F. Winkels
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	IOS Press
Pages	37-46
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Print)	9781607506812
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-682-9-37
Publication status	Published - 2010
Event	23rd International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems - University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Duration: 16 Dec 2010 → 17 Dec 2010 http://conference.jurix.nl/2010/

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Name	Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications
Publisher	IOS Press
Volume	223

Conference

Conference	23rd International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems
Abbreviated title	JURIX 2010
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Liverpool
Period	16/12/10 → 17/12/10
Internet address	http://conference.jurix.nl/2010/

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Bex, F & Walton, D 2010, Burdens and standards of proof for inference to the best explanation. in RGF Winkels (ed.), Legal Knowledge and Information Systems: JURIX 2010: The Twenty-Third Annual Conference . Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, vol. 223, IOS Press, Amsterdam, pp. 37-46, 23rd International Conference on Legal Knowledge and Information Systems, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 16/12/10. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-682-9-37

Burdens and standards of proof for inference to the best explanation. / Bex, Floris; Walton, Douglas.
Legal Knowledge and Information Systems: JURIX 2010: The Twenty-Third Annual Conference . ed. / Radboud G. F. Winkels. Amsterdam: IOS Press, 2010. p. 37-46 (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications; Vol. 223).

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