David S. Caudill, Lewis H. Larue

No Magic Wand (eBook, ePUB)

The Idealization of Science in Law

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Since 1993, Supreme Court precedent has asked judges to serve as gatekeepers to their expert witnesses, admitting only reliable scientific testimony. Lacking a strong background in science, however, some judges admit dubious scientific testimony packages by articulate practitioners, while others reject reliable evidence that is unreasonably portrayed as full of holes. Seeking a balance between undue deference and undeserved skepticism, Caudill and LaRue draw on the philosophy of science to help judges, juries, and advocates better understand its goals and limitations.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 170
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juni 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781461640363
• Artikelnr.: 39272513

Autorenporträt

David S. Caudill is a professor of law at Washington & Lee University School of Law. He is the author of Property: Cases, Documents, and Lawyering Strategies (2004).

Lewis H. LaRue is also a professor of law at Washington & Lee University School of Law. He is the author of Constitutional Law as Fiction: Narrative in the Rhetoric of Authority (1995).

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 1. What's the Problem?
Chapter 3 2. On Judges Who Are Too Strict
Chapter 4 3. On Judges Who Are Too Gullible
Chapter 5 4. The Idealizations of Legal Scholars
Chapter 6 5. Science is a Pragmatic Activity
Chapter 7 6. Science Studies for Law