The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts : Medicine and Crafts in the Service of Law
Ron. Shaham
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Chicago, IL : : University of Chicago Press, , 2010.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (302 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I The Premodern Period; 1 Between a Witness, a Reporter, and a Judge: The Probative Status of the Expert; 2 The Right Hand of Qadis: Male Experts in Judicial Practice; 3 Agents of Patriarchy in the Secluded World of Women: Females as ExpertWitnesses; Part II The Modern Period; 4 Continuity and Reform: The Egyptian Expert System in a ComparativePerspective; 5 Revealing the Secrets of the Body: Litigants, Courts, and Modern Medicine in Egypt; 6 From Physiognomy to DNA Testing: Developments in the Establishment of Paternity. - Conclusion: Islamic Expert Witnessing in Comparative PerspectiveAppendix: List of Court Decisions; Notes; References; Index. - Islam's tense relationship with modernity is one of the most crucial issues of our time. Within Islamic legal systems, with their traditional preference for eyewitness testimony, this struggle has played a significant role in attitudes toward expert witnesses. Utilizing a uniquely comparative approach, Ron Shaham here examines the evolution of the role of such witnesses in a number of Arab countries from the premodern period to the present.Shaham begins with a history of expert testimony in medieval Islamic culture, analyzing the different roles played by male experts, espec
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Evidence (Islamic law) Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law) Witnesses (Islamic law) Vis mer... Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena Biometric Identification Biometry Criminology DNA Fingerprinting Epidemiologic Methods Expert Testimony Forensic Medicine Forensic Sciences Genetic Techniques Health Care Health Care Economics and Organizations Humanities Investigative Techniques Islam Jurisprudence Religion Social Control, Formal Social Sciences Sociology Statistics as Topic Courts, Islamic. DNA Fingerprinting - Islam. Evidence, Expert. Expert Testimony - Islam. Islamic courts. Jurisprudence - Islam. Canon Law Law, Politics & Government bevis sakkyndige islam |
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| ISBN | 0226749339. - 9780226749334
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