cam a22 4500 528771620 CHVBK 20201020203831.0 180922s1994 xxk|||||||||| 00 |eng d 0-19-825797-X (cloth : acidfree paper) (RERO)1928230 (VAUD)991021186087602852 (EXLNZ-41BCULAUSA_NETWORK)991023510219002851 RERO laisdc KD7521 .J66 1994 s1dr rero 345.41/067 344.10567 20 Jones Carol A. G. (IDREF)085872350 cre Expert witnesses science, medicine, and the practice of law Carol A.G. Jones Oxford Clarendon Press 1994 281 p. 23 cm Oxford socio-legal studies Includes index. Introduction - Science, law, and the rise of the modern state - Court experts - The challenge of science - The rise of the medical detective - The law's response - Finding the right expert witness - Processing the legal story: Civil litigation - Processing the legal story: State versus accused - The impact of advocacy - Conclusion This book examines the role of expert witnesses in the legal system and the role of science in the law. The author analyzes the history of science and the law, and demonstrates through modern and historical examples how lawyers routinely use science to secure convictions. She examines the place of scientists in personal injury claims, offering a strong argument that those with the most power and money are able to secure the services of the best experts in order to win cases. Expert Witnesses provides valuable insights into the "behind the scenes" cooperation between lawyers and scientists in the pre-trial construction of cases. Evidence, Expert Great Britain Forensic sciences Great Britain Science and law Expertises Grande-Bretagne ram Médecine légale Grande-Bretagne ram Criminalistique Grande-Bretagne ram rero dr-sys CA/GB 96 h Oxford Socio-Legal Studies (RERO)000429368 BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 Metadata rights reserved vaud s1me rnv RERO RE71070 RE71070 RE710700001 CA/GB 96 h JONE 1994 ISDC 78017 VAUD iuhm iuhm HMA 26469 71 810820001 RERO 100 1- Jones Carol A. G. (IDREF)085872350 cre RERO 490 1- Oxford socio-legal studies RERO 830 -- Oxford Socio-Legal Studies (RERO)000429368 VAUD 100 1- Jones Carol A G. aut VAUD 490 0- Oxford socio-legal studies