An Introduction to Social Science in Law - Couverture souple

Monahan, John; Walker, Laurens

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1587789876 ISBN 13 : 9781587789878

Editeur : Foundation Press, 2005

Synopsis

This introduction to Social Science in Law offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of how American courts use research and testimony from the social sciences in reaching their decisions.The publication incorporates Dauber v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court's landmark decision on scientific evidence in addition to new Daubert-based cases cited throughout the book. The book offers an in-depth discussion of the growing use of survey methods to establish damages in mass tort cases. The authors have integrated the latest Web site addresses to aid in further social science and legal research. It includes selections from two handbooks: the Federal Judicial Center Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence and West's (R) Modern Scientific Evidence.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Foundation Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1587789876
• ISBN 13: 9781587789878
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 585
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible