From legal proof to scientific proof
Mohammad Amin Esmaeili, Seyed Jamal Seifi · International Journal of Health Sciences · 2022
Legal proof and scientific proof have similarities and differences. Legal proof is a customary affair, while the nature of scientific proof separates it from general custom, and it is a burdensome and methodological affair. Philosophical issues of scientific proof, including induction and transcendence inherent in any description, can penetrate legal cases and turn into seemingly reasonable grounds for suspicions and abuses. Disregarding the nature of proving scientific laws and the difference between a legal claim and a scientific hypothesis can lead to failure in scientific proof. Disregarding the distinction between natural laws and specific observable events in international cases such as beef hormones and EC- biotech was one of the factors of failure in scientific proof and prolongation of proceedings. In order to have a better approach to scientific evidence, it is necessary not to confuse these concepts in court.