Judging Science: Scientific Knowledge and the Federal Courts - Couverture souple

Foster, Kenneth R.; Huber, Peter W.

 
9780262561204: Judging Science: Scientific Knowledge and the Federal Courts
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0262561204 ISBN 13 : 9780262561204
Editeur : The MIT Press, 1999

Synopsis

Attempting to reconcile the law's need for workable rules of evidence with the views of scientific validity and reliability.

What is "scientific knowledge" and when is it reliable? These deceptively simple questions have been the source of endless controversy. In 1993, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark ruling on the use of scientific evidence in federal courts. Federal judges may admit expert scientific evidence only if it merits the label "scientific knowledge." The testimony must be scientifically "reliable" and "valid." This book is organized around the criteria set out in the 1993 ruling. Following a general overview, the authors look at issues of fit—whether a plausible theory relates specific facts to the larger factual issues in contention; philosophical concepts such as the falsifiability of scientific claims; scientific error; reliability in science, particularly in fields such as epidemiology and toxicology; the meaning of "scientific validity"; peer review and the problem of boundary setting; and the risks of confusion and prejudice when presenting science to a jury. The book's conclusion attempts to reconcile the law's need for workable rules of evidence with the views of scientific validity and reliability that emerge from science and other disciplines.

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À propos de l?auteur

Kenneth R. Foster is Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Pennsylvania.

Peter W. Huber is a Senior Fellow of the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research and serves as Counsel to the law firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt.

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Éditeur
The MIT Press
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0262561204
ISBN 13 
9780262561204
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
352
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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