Recommendations for the probity of computer evidence
Marshall, P., Christie, J., Ladkin, B. , Littlewood, B. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-6397-8685, Mason, S., Newby, M., Rogers, J., Thimbleby, H. & Thomas, M. (2020).
Recommendations for the probity of computer evidence.
Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review, 18,
pp. 18-26.
doi: 10.14296/deeslr.v18i0.5240
Abstract
There exists widespread misunderstanding about the nature of computers and how and why they are liable to fail. The present approach to the disclosure or discovery and evaluation of evidence produced by computers in legal proceedings is unsatisfactory. The central problem is the evidential presumption that computers are reliable. This presumption is not warranted. To this end, recommendations are proposed to rectify this problem with the aim of increasing the probability of a fair trial.
| Publication Type: | Article |
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| Publisher Keywords: | electronic evidence; computer systems; disclosure; discovery; recommendations for judges; fairness of legal proceedings |
| Subjects: | K Law > K Law (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science |
| Departments: | School of Science & Technology > Computer Science |
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