Towards Shared Understanding of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt

The concept of ‘beyond reasonable’ doubt is a standard of the legal system; however, it is a standard that is not well defined. Differences in the way beyond reasonable doubt is applied in different courts suggest the need for shared understanding of the concept. This paper explores the technique of mathematical modeling to illuminate this concept/abstraction in order to have a shared understanding of the concept, by looking for relations between variables that interact to reach the height of this standard of proof. The justification for the standard rests on many several considerations; however, this paper models the summing up process after those justifications. The cases for the prosecution and the defence in a criminal trial were modeled with Kroneker Delta Function; the models were implemented with Visual Basic to create an easy to use User Interface. New ways of thinking for the purpose of enlarged understanding of concepts across disciplines like law will lead to simulation of interest among public and researchers on the need to support reformation process as communities (local, global, academic) are becoming increasingly diverse and interconnected. Keyword: Reasonable doubt, Standard, Jurisprudence &Relation African Journal of Computing & ICT Reference Format: A. O. Ameen, J.S. Sadiku & J.A. Gbadeyan (2014). Towards Shared Understanding of Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt Afr J. of Comp & ICTs. Vol 7, No. 2. Pp 71-76