Science can be legally unreliable for failing to take account of
relevant evidence. Governments, courts and officials may be making a
fundamental error in applying the wrong standard of proof when relying on
that science to make public interest decisions. See the following BMJ
Rapid Response article, which is unique in its field and in the way it
explains the issues in a manner accessible to the non lawyer.
Rapid Response:
UNRELIABILITY OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS AS EVIDENCE
Science can be legally unreliable for failing to take account of
relevant evidence. Governments, courts and officials may be making a
fundamental error in applying the wrong standard of proof when relying on
that science to make public interest decisions. See the following BMJ
Rapid Response article, which is unique in its field and in the way it
explains the issues in a manner accessible to the non lawyer.
See BMJ rapid response:-
http://bmj.bmjjournals.com/cgi/eletters/328/7440/602-c#52948
Competing interests:
Personal interest - close relative with life threatening food allergy.
Competing interests: No competing interests