April 29, 2011

BY-LAWS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF Evidence Science

The object of the International Association of Evidence Science is to promote the international development of the evidence science by encouraging collaboration among evidence scholars, lawyers and forensic scientists and the exchange of information concerning data, publications, and documents; to promote interdisciplinary and international communications; and to plan, organize and administer meetings, facilitate research and the preparation of reports, and other projects for the stimulation and advancement of these and related purposes. To achieve these objects the Association will in particular: (a) organise Congresses and international colloquia; (b) cooperate with national and multinational associations of evidence, science and law; (c) provide for the publication of an information bulletin concerning the activities of the association, the proceedings at Congresses and colloquia and any other work considered by the executive committee to further the objects of the association.

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ICELFS

Evidence science is a comprehensive scientific theory and methodology which combing the method of natural science and social science to study the evidence collection, forensic service technology, ascertaining the fact of cases and the legal application. Evidence science shows an irreplaceable role on achieving rule of law and judicial justice, which also has more and more perspective on public service. In order to promote international academic exchanges and interdisciplinary studies on evidence science, the Key Laboratory for Evidence Science of Ministry of Education (China University of Political Science and Law) has hosted the first, the second and the third International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science in December, 2007, July, 2009 and July, 2011. In future, the International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science will be an important activity of the International Association of Evidence Science.

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December 01, 2011

Activities

According to By-laws of the International Association of Evidence Science, following activities will be organized: (a) organize Congresses and international colloquia, decide where they are to be held and indicate the subjects for discussion. Congresses will be held at least every six years and colloquia at least every two years;(b)cooperate with national and multinational associations of evidence, science, and law;(c)provide for the publication of an information bulletin concerning the activities of the association, the proceedings at Congresses and colloquia and any other work considered by the executive committee to further the objects of the association.

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December 01, 2011

International Association of Evidence Science Was Formally Founded in Beijing

In the afternoon, July 17, 2011, when the 3rd International Conference on Evidence Law and Forensic Science which was hosted by Institute of Evidence Law and Forensic Science of China University of Political Science and Law was in session, The 1st Plenary Session of the 1st Council of the International Association of Evidence Science was held in Beijing. This plenary session was chaired by Ronald J. Allen, professor of Law School of Northwestern University in USA. Twenty two evidence law scholars and forensic scientists from China, America, Australia, Italy, Israel, Tanzania, Korea, Japan, Hungary, Vietnam, etc. took part in the session. They discussed seriously about the name of the association, object of the association, By-Laws of the association, and proposed the list of candidates of the Council of the Association.

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Zhang Zhong

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ZhangZhong, associate professor and supervisor of postgraduate of the Institute of Evidence Science (the Key Laboratory of Evidence Law and Forensic Science of the Ministry of Education) of China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL), PH.D of Law, Post-Doctor of Sociology. His main research areas are Evidence Law and Criminal Procedural Law. He is also an executive committee member of International Association of Evidence Science.

He was a visiting scholar of Northwestern University from October 2008 to October 2009, and the post-doctor in Renmin University of China from September 2005 to June 2007. He has been working in the China University of Political Science and Law since July 2001.

His main academic achievements are as follows: the Legal Assistance for the Vulnerable Groups (Independent Work), Analysis on Criminal Litigation Relationship from Sociology Perspective (Independent Work), and so on. Evidence Law , Suggest Draft and Demonstration of the Judicial Interpretation of the People's Court Uniform Provisions of Evidence, Empirical Research on the Reform of Criminal Pretrial Procedure, Principles of Prosecutorial System, Research on Due Process of Law, etc. are the coordinate works written by professor Zhang and other authors. He also translated the book Character Evidence: An Abduction Theory. Some of his main papers are “the Practical Rationality of the Legislation on Evidence”, “the Cognitive Misunderstanding and Practical Dilemma of the Rule of Experience”, “the Issue of Confession in Illegal Statement” and so on. “Admitting Doubt: A New Standard for Scientific Evidence”, “Judge, Jury and Scientific Evidence” are parts of his translations. He took in charge of several research projects, such as the Empirical Study of Judge Apply the Rule of Experience on Evidence (the humanity and social science project of the Ministry of Education), the Innovation Team of Science Evidence (the project of China University of Political Science and Law) and so on. He also participated in some projects such as the Theoretical System and Application of Evidence Science (the significant critical project of the Ministry of Education), Experiment of the System of Lawyer Present, Recording and Videotaping in Interrogation (the project of The United Nations Development Program). His book Sociology Analysis of Criminal Litigation Relationship was rewarded the second class prize of the 10th Science Research of Philosophy and Social Science of Beijing, the book Research Report of the Special Topic of the Modification of Criminal Procedural Law was rewarded the second class prize of the 9th Science Research of Philosophy and Social Science of Beijing.