The hidden power of illicit proof: a psychological approach

• Autores: Iñiguez Ortiz, Eduardo, Feijoó Cambiaso, Raúl
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2017
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/19820
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/themis/article/view/19820
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Illicit evidence; judicial decision; motivated reasoning; Prueba ilícita; decisión judicial; razonamiento motivado

In the present article, the authors evaluate the psychological effects of the “illicit test”. To do this, they start delimiting their concept, and then analyze if it has any influence on the judge when resolving a case. Based on psychological considerations, in particular, the so-called “motivated reasoning” theory and the “motivated justice hypothesis”, they evaluate by an empirical study if the judges take this test into account when deciding, despite being legally bound to Not do it. In addition, they propose some mechanisms that could be used, both by litigants and by legal systems, to mitigate the effects of illicit veidence.