Key insights into the use of ‘outside knowledge’ and expert evidence in the courtroom is the focus of a Griffith Law Review special issue launched by Supreme Court Justice Peter Applegarth.
Outside knowledge is any information beyond the evidence given by the parties in a legal case and can range from a judge using their common sense to drawing from philosophy, scholarly articles, government reports and even the internet.
The special issue demonstrates that all human beings, including judges, are unconsciously influenced by information and ideas most readily available to them.
Guest editors, Griffith Law School’s Dr Kylie Burns and Ms Zoe Rathus AM with School of Criminology and Criminal Justice’s Dr Rachel Dioso-Villa wanted to determine how broadly outside knowledge is used in the courtroom and in different areas of law.
In a speech to attendees Justice Peter Applegarth said, “In an age in which judges are expected to know more and more about the
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