TY  - BOOK
AU  - Shaham,Ron
TI  - The expert witness in Islamic courts: medicine and crafts in the service of law 
SN  - 9780226749358 (electronic bk.)
AV  - KBP4700 .S42 2010eb
U1  - 340.5/9 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Chicago, Ill.
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Witnesses (Islamic law)
KW  - Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law)
KW  - Islamic courts
KW  - Evidence (Islamic law)
KW  - Evidence, Expert
KW  - DNA fingerprinting (Islamic law)
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
UR  - http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=318388
ER  -