This summer, Carlos de Miranda, a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, travelled to Colombia to take part in the 12th International Conference on Procedural Law. Held in the city of Medellín from 29-31 August, Dr De Miranda delivered a presentation entitled “El control de la valoración de la prueba en la segunda instancia: problemas teóricos, problemas prácticos” [Control of the evaluation of the evidence upon appeal: Theoretical and practical problems].

In it, he advocated a distinct philosophy with regards to trials and evidence. As compared to a rhetorical version, he holds the quest for truth in a case as vital. “In today’s day and age, procedural legislation regulates trials and, especially, evidence as if the litigants were boxers in a ring, with the judge merely playing the role of a referee, waiting for one of the fighters to defeat the other”, the lecturer explained.

In Colombia, Dr De Miranda not only gave a number of conferences, but he also taught classes at the University of Antioquia (Medellín) and the CESMAG University Institution (Pasto).