conviction intime  The topic conviction intime is discussed in
the following articles:  evaluation of evidence    • TITLE:
evidence (law)     SECTION: The free evaluation of evidence
...still preserved, the principle of free evaluation of the
evidence by the judge generally dates from the French
Revolution. The French introduced the concept of the judge’s
conviction intime (inner, deep-seated conviction) in contrast to
rules of formal evidence that prescribed exactly when the
evidence amounted to proof. The primacy this gave to the...