Shaham, Ron. <br/><br/>
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.) 
<br/><br/> Description based on print version record. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780226749358 (electronic bk.) 0226749355 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Witnesses (Islamic law)<br/>Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law)<br/>Islamic courts.<br/>Evidence (Islamic law)<br/>Evidence, Expert.<br/>DNA fingerprinting (Islamic law)
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KBP4700  / .S42 2010eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>340.5/9