Expert Witnessing: Explaining and Understanding ScienceCarl Meyer Communication problems between science and the courts are widely deplored and sometimes exploited by a variety of groups. The U.S. Supreme Court has twice tightened the law of evidence to control the flow of information, but amazingly little has been written to analyze the nature of the problem and reduce the barriers. Expert Witnesses: Explaining and Understanding Science results from the first-hand experience of the contributors-who include scientists, expert witnesses, litigators, and a judge-that the cultural and interdisciplinary communications barriers between science and the law can be greatly reduced to everybody's advantage if the parties understand and respect each other's needs and positions. |
Contents
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Are Jurors Sinart Enough to Understand Scientific Evidence? | 31 |
Tensions Between Science | 51 |
Expert Testimony Involving Chemists and Chemistry | 67 |
The Role of Experts in German Environmental Law | 89 |
The Five Dimensions of Scientific Testimony | 121 |
Forensic Techniques for Establishing the Origin | 145 |
Using Epidemiology to Explain Disease Causation | 173 |
Explaining Toxic Chemical Risk in the Courtroom Authority | 199 |
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