Demougin, Dominique; Fluet, Claude - Centre Interuniversitaire de Recherche en Analyse des … - 2002
This paper analyzes the incentive properties of the standard and burden of proof for a finding of negligence, when …' standard used in common law, together with ordinary exclusion rules defining legally admissible evidence, provides maximal … optimal assignment of the burden of proof is shown to follow from the principle underlying the standard of proof. Our main …