The expert witness in Islamic courts
Shaham, Ron.
The expert witness in Islamic courts medicine and crafts in the service of law / [electronic resource] : Medicince and crafts in the service of law Ron Shaham. - Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (x, 290 p.)
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index.
Between a witness, a reporter, and a judge : the probative status of the expert -- The right hand of Qadis : male experts in judicial practice -- Agents of patriarchy in the secluded world of women : females as expert witnesses -- The modern period -- Continuity and reform : the Egyptian expert system in a comparative perspective -- Revealing the secrets of the body : litigants, courts, and modern medicine in Egypt -- From physiognomy to DNA testing : developments in the establishment of paternity -- Conclusion : Islamic expert witnessing in comparative perspective.
9780226749358 (electronic bk.) 0226749355 (electronic bk.)
Witnesses (Islamic law)
Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law)
Islamic courts.
Evidence (Islamic law)
Evidence, Expert.
DNA fingerprinting (Islamic law)
Electronic books.
KBP4700 / .S42 2010eb
340.5/9
The expert witness in Islamic courts medicine and crafts in the service of law / [electronic resource] : Medicince and crafts in the service of law Ron Shaham. - Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2010. - 1 online resource (x, 290 p.)
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index.
Between a witness, a reporter, and a judge : the probative status of the expert -- The right hand of Qadis : male experts in judicial practice -- Agents of patriarchy in the secluded world of women : females as expert witnesses -- The modern period -- Continuity and reform : the Egyptian expert system in a comparative perspective -- Revealing the secrets of the body : litigants, courts, and modern medicine in Egypt -- From physiognomy to DNA testing : developments in the establishment of paternity -- Conclusion : Islamic expert witnessing in comparative perspective.
9780226749358 (electronic bk.) 0226749355 (electronic bk.)
Witnesses (Islamic law)
Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law)
Islamic courts.
Evidence (Islamic law)
Evidence, Expert.
DNA fingerprinting (Islamic law)
Electronic books.
KBP4700 / .S42 2010eb
340.5/9
