| Author |
Shaham, Ron.
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| Title |
The expert witness in Islamic courts : medicine and crafts in the service of law / Ron Shaham. |
| OCLC |
319248391 |
| ISBN |
9780226749334 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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0226749339 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Publisher |
Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, [2010] |
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©2010 |
| Description |
x, 290 pages ; 24 cm |
| LC Subject heading/s |
Witnesses (Islamic law)
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Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law)
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Islamic courts.
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Evidence (Islamic law)
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Evidence, Expert.
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DNA fingerprinting (Islamic law)
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Medical
Subject heading/s |
Expert Testimony -- Islam.
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| LC Subject heading/s |
Burris Collection.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-262) and index. |
| Contents |
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 -- 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. |
| Review |
"Islam's tense relationship with modernity is one of the most crucial issues of our time. Within Islamic legal systems, with their traditional preference for eyewitness testimony, this struggle has played a significant role in attitudes toward expert witnesses. Utilizing a uniquely comparative approach, Ron Shaham here examines the evolution of the role of such witnesses in a number of Arab countries from the premodern period to the present. A truly comprehensive resource, The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts will be sought out by a broad spectrum of scholars working in history, religion, gender studies, and law."--BOOK JACKET. |
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