Bias And Balance
There is a founding principle in law: audi alteram partem. It is Latin, and means, literally "Hear the other side." It refers to a principle of fairness, justice and ethics: the requirement that statements from both sides of a contest in law must be examined with all due diligence to determine the truth of a matter to a high standard of probability.
The audi alteram partem principle recognizes the right of each side in the legal contest to
a full and fair opportunity to challenge the evidence presented by the other party, to summon witnesses, to present evidence and to have skilled assistance in the presentation of the case.
The principle is as applicable to science as it is to law.
Audi alteram partem in law
The requirement in law to hear both sides is met in law when each side has a full and fair opportunity to put their case by explaining their version of events. In almost every jurisdiction, only legal professionals are allowed to present a case. Occasionally a lay person may be allowed to put a case if no legal professional is willing to present the case and the lay person has adequate skill to perform the task.
Audi alteram partem in science
pickled politics
monckton defrocked
McKenzie friend Neuberger
http://roxanne1000.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/20/4710779-watts-up-with-t...
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2010/08/16/towering-lunacy/
http://www.legalnewsline.com/news/228460-ruling-on-global-warming-profes...
http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/24/ruling-due-in-virginia-climate...
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100823/full/news.2010.425.html
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20100823_Floods__fire__and_fiddli...
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/online/3654/standing-science
http://climatechange2010.realviewdigital.com/
http://www.climateshifts.org/?p=5498
http://www.norcalblogs.com/watts/2007/08/
http://skeptico.blogs.com/skeptico/2009/12/climategate-or-deniergate.html
