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.
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Expert witnesses,
By Cees Zwart (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Expert Witnesses: Science, Medicine, and the Practice of Law (Oxford Socio-Legal Studies) (Hardcover)
A valuable piece of work. The workings of jusitice and expertise outside the world of books and the fictional world of the courtroom. Here is law and justice at work. Read how fact are produced and how science and the law work at getting at desired results, that is for the major players in the field of law, e.g. insurance companies, lawyers and the justice department.For every person who wants to work as an expert this is an indispensable book. That you are manipulated is a fact, but you should also be aware that you are.
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