Questions tagged [burden-of-proof]
Standards for establishing a fact in court. In criminal-law: The theoretical requirements to establish guilt and obtain a conviction for a crime.
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Is it "reasonable" to discriminate on the basis of "experience" in employment (anti-discrimination law)
Anti-discrimination statutes in most Western jurisdictions prohibit a broad range of age discrimination in employment. So far as I can see, most statutes of this kind draw a distinction between ...
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To what extent would a civil court defer to a criminal court (jury) decision?
To what extent does the doctrine of stare decisis bind civil courts to the decisions, especially the jury determinations, of criminal courts?
If someone was convicted of an act that was both a crime ...
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