02181nam a2200433Ia 4500 ocn615600475 OCoLC 20200709055251.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 100517s2010 ilu sb 001 0 eng d N$T N$T 9780226749358 (electronic bk.) 0226749355 (electronic bk.) (OCoLC)615600475 318388 (N$T) KBP4700 .S42 2010eb 340.5/9 22 N$TA Shaham, Ron. The expert witness in Islamic courts [electronic resource] : medicine and crafts in the service of law / Ron Shaham. Medicince and crafts in the service of law Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2010. 1 online resource (x, 290 p.) 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. Description based on print version record. Witnesses (Islamic law) Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law) Islamic courts. Evidence (Islamic law) Evidence, Expert. DNA fingerprinting (Islamic law) Electronic books. Print version: Shaham, Ron. Expert witness in Islamic courts. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2010 9780226749334 (DLC) 2009016703 (OCoLC)319248391 NetLibrary http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=318388 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 49838 49838