摘要
＂证据＂和＂证据法＂是两个截然不同的概念。＂证据＂一般是指在裁决过程中能以理性方式影响最终判决结果的那些＂输入＂信息。理性方式是这里引入的第三个概念。在美国,＂证据＂还有一个专业性法律意义,特指在审判中提出的证言和展示件,但这是一个存在争议的定义。
＂Evidence＂ and ＂evidence law＂ are two quite distinct concepts. ＂Evidence＂ generally refers to those inputs to decision making that influence its outcome in what, to introduce a third concept, is normally referred to as a rational manner. In the United States, ＂evidence＂ also has a technical legal meaning to re- fer to the testimony and exhibits introduced at trial, but this is problematic. In the United States, fact finders may take into account their observations of witnesses （＂demeanor＂）, which obviously is ＂evidence＂ in any useful sense of the term,
出处
《证据科学》
2010年第4期485-502,共18页
Evidence Science
