"The whole truth" versus "the admissible truth": an ethics dilemma for expert witnesses.
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چکیده
The expert witness testifies under oath to tell "the whole truth," yet certain aspects of the legal system itself make this ideal difficult or impossible. The authors present both a philosophical and a practical discussion of the challenges for the expert in attaining this goal. After review of oaths in general and truth-telling in particular, real-life examples are provided to examine the vicissitudes of the whole truth in court. Recommendations are provided for experts, to preserve the truth in the adversary system.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
دوره 31 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003