MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01482nam a22002898a 4500
001 2009016703
003 DLC
005 20090423171122.0
008 090421s2010 ilu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009016703
020 $a9780226749334 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0226749339 (hardcover : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC
050 00 $aKBP4700$b.S42 2010
082 00 $a340.5/9$222
100 1 $aShaham, Ron.
245 14 $aThe expert witness in Islamic courts :$bmedicine and crafts in the service of law /$cRon Shaham.
260 $aChicago :$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$cc2010.
263 $a1002
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references 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 -- The modern period -- 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 -- Conclusion : Islamic expert witnessing in comparative perspective.
650 0 $aMedical jurisprudence (Islamic law)
650 0 $aEvidence (Islamic law)
650 0 $aEvidence, Expert.
650 0 $aDNA fingerprinting (Islamic law)
650 0 $aCourts, Islamic.