The following message appeared on one of the statistics
mailing lists. I don't know to what extent this journal
will be interested in psychological approaches, but given
the title I thought listmembers might be interested.
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Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2001 15:57:07 +0000
From: Colin Aitken <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: New Journal Announcement - Law, Probability and
Risk
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Law, Probability and Risk: a journal of reasoning under uncertainty.
Call for Papers
Papers are requested for a new journal entitled Law, Probability and
Risk, to be published by Oxford University Press. The journal is
intended mainly for academic lawyers, mathematicians and statisticians.
The journal seeks to publish papers that deal with topics on the
interface of law and probabilistic reasoning. These will be interpreted
broadly to include aspects relevant to the interpretation of scientific
evidence, the assessment of uncertainty and the assessment of risk. The
first issue is due for publication at the beginning of 2002
The main objective of the journal will be to cover issues in law which
have a scientific element, with an emphasis on statistical and
probabilistic issues and the assessment of risk. The primary readership
includes academic lawyers interested in cases with a scientific element,
particularly those which include the assessment of data but also
including reasoning under uncertainty more generally, and legislators
interested in drafting legislation which involves the assessment of
uncertainty, such as statutory levels of pollutants in environmental
legislation. The readership will also include statisticians and
probabilists interested in the evaluation, interpretation and
presentation of evidence.
For further information, or to submit a paper contact one of the
editors:
C.G.G. Aitken (Statistics - University of Edinburgh, [log in to unmask]
)
F. Taroni (Forensic Science - University of Lausanne,
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P. Tillers (Law - Cardozo School of Law, New York, [log in to unmask] )
M. Redmayne (Law - London School of Economics, [log in to unmask] )
or visit the website: http://www3.oup.co.uk/lawprj/
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Dr. David Hardman
"Rational - Devoid of all delusions save those
of observation, experience and reflection."
- Ambrose Bierce (The Devil's Dictionary)
Department of Psychology
London Guildhall University
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London E1 7NT
Phone: +44 020 73201256
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