Argument and narrative in the evidence context Critical dialectical study on the Hybrid Formal Theory of Arguments and Stories and the antecedent theories that deal with evidence in criminal proceedings

Autor: Antonio Sanches Sólon Rudá

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25058/1794600X.2132

In this work I seek to investigate the use of arguments and narratives within the scope of theories that deal with the question of evidences, specifically in the Story Model, the Anchored Narratives Theory and the Hybrid Formal Theory of Arguments and Stories. I question whether the normative-instrumentalized verification process of evidence, formulated in hybrid theory, meets the need to treat the evidence in order to identify the nature of the imputation of the crime committed by the agent. I argue that the hybrid theory does not address the question of proof as to the nature of the imputation of the agent’s criminal liability, which is it does not seek to identify whether the criminal fact was perpetrated by way of intention or recklessness. I conclude adducing that the hybrid theory does not meet the need to treat the evidence to identify the nature of the imputation of the crime committed by the agent.

En este trabajo se busca investigar el uso de argumentos y narrativas en el ámbito de las teorías que se ocupan de la cuestión de la prueba: la Story Model, la Anchored Narratives Theory y la Hybrid Formal Theory of Arguments and Stories. Se cuestiona si el proceso normativo-instrumentalizado de verificación de la prueba, formulado en la teoría híbrida, responde a la necesidad de tratar la prueba para identificar la naturaleza de la imputación del delito cometido por el agente. Se sostiene que la hybrid theory no aborda la cuestión de la prueba en cuanto a la naturaleza de la imputación de la responsabilidad penal del agente; es decir, no busca identificar si el hecho delictivo fue perpetrado por dolo o imprudencia. Se concluye, argumentando que la teoría híbrida no responde a la necesidad de tratar la prueba para identificar la naturaleza de la imputación del delito cometido por el agente.

Este artigo procura investigar o uso de argumentos e narrativas no campo das teorias que lidam com a questão da evidência: a Story Model, a Anchored Narratives Theory e a Hybrid Formal Theory of Arguments and Stories. É questionado se o processo normativo-instrumentado de verificação de provas, formulado na teoria híbrida, responde à necessidade de lidar com provas para identificar a natureza da imputação do crime cometido pelo agente. Argumenta-se que a teoria híbrida não aborda a questão da prova quanto à natureza da imputação da responsabilidade criminal do agente; ou seja, não procura identificar se o ato criminoso foi perpetrado intencionalmente ou de forma imprudente. Conclui, argumentando que a teoria híbrida não aborda a necessidade de lidar com o teste para identificar a natureza da imputação da infração cometida pelo agente.

Keywords: Criminal procedure; hybrid theory; argument; narrative; history.

Palabras claves: Procedimiento penal; teoría híbrida; argumentación; narrativa; historia.

Palavras-chave: Procedimento criminal; teoria híbrida; argumento; narrativa; história.

Para citar este artículo:

Sólon, A. (2022). Argument and narrative in the evidence context Critical dialectical study on the Hybrid Formal Theory of Arguments and Stories and the antecedent theories that deal with evi-dence in criminal proceedings. Revista Misión Jurídica, 15 (22), 57-74.


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