MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2009016703
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008 090421s2010 ilu b 001 0 eng
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100 1 $aShaham, Ron.
245 14 $aThe expert witness in Islamic courts :$bmedicine and crafts in the service of law /$cRon Shaham.
246 30 $aMedicince and crafts in the service of law
260 $aChicago, Ill. :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$cc2010.
300 $ax, 290 p. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index.
505 0 $aBetween a witness, a reporter, and a judge : the probative status of the expert -- The right hand of Qadis : male experts in judicial practice -- Agents of patriarchy in the secluded world of women : females as expert witnesses -- Continuity and reform : the Egyptian expert system in a comparative perspective -- Revealing the secrets of the body : litigants, courts, and modern medicine in Egypt -- From physiognomy to DNA testing : developments in the establishment of paternity.
650 0 $aWitnesses (Islamic law)
650 0 $aMedical jurisprudence (Islamic law)
650 0 $aIslamic courts.
650 0 $aEvidence (Islamic law)
650 0 $aEvidence, Expert.
650 0 $aDNA fingerprinting (Islamic law)
650 12 $aJurisprudence$zIslam.
650 22 $aDNA Fingerprinting$zIslam.
650 22 $aExpert Testimony$zIslam.