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Laws of men and laws of nature : the history of scientific expert testimony in England and America
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Tal Golan charts the use of expert testimony in British and American courtrooms from the 18th century to the present day. He assesses the standing of the expert witness, which has in recent years d...
Tal Golan charts the use of expert testimony in British and American courtrooms from the 18th century to the present day. He assesses the standing of the expert witness, which has in recent years declined amid courtroom drama and media jeering.
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- Creator
- Tal Golan
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- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004
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- viii, 325 pages : map ; 25 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780674012868, 0674037693, 0674025806, 9780674037694, 0674012860
- OCLC
- on1294426998, ocn923112634, ocm54685435
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [267]-313) and index.
- "Where there's muck there's brass": the rise of the modern expert witness -- The common liar, the damned liar, and the scientific expert: the growing problem of expert testimony -- Who shall decide where experts disagree? The Nineteenth-century debates -- Blood will out: distinguishing humans from animals and scientists from charlatans -- The authority of shadows: the law and x-rays -- Science unwanted: the law and psychology
Subjects
- Evidence, Expert -- England -- History.
- Evidence, Expert -- United States -- History.
- Expert Testimony -- England.
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- Expert Testimony -- United States.
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- Science -- legislation & jurisprudence -- England.
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- Science -- legislation & jurisprudence -- United States.
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