The expert witness in Islamic courts : medicine and crafts in the service of law / Ron Shaham

Date : 2010

Type : Livre / Book

Langue / Language : anglais / English

ISBN : 978-0-226-74933-4

ISBN : 0-226-74933-9

EAN : 9780226749334

Témoins (droit islamique) -- Pays islamiques

Médecine légale -- Pays islamiques

Tribunaux islamiques -- Pays islamiques

Empreintes génétiques -- Pays islamiques

Droit islamique -- Pays islamiques

Classification Dewey : 340.5/9

Shaham, Ron (Auteur / author)

Résumé / Abstract : "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."--Jacket