Cultural Expertise and Litigation: Patterns, Conflicts, Narratives

Author:   Livia Holden
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
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9780415815260


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   01 October 2012
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Author:   Livia Holden
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.490kg
ISBN:  

9780415815260


ISBN 10:   0415815266
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   01 October 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction, Livia Holden; Patterns: 1. South Asian Muslims and the Country expertise in the American Immigration Courts, Sylvia Vatuk; 2: When South Asians marry trans-jurisdictionally: Some Reflections on Immigration Cases by and ‘Expert’, Prakash Shah; 3: French Law Courts and South Asians Litigants ,Véronique Bouillier; Part 2: Conflicts: 4: Being On and Being In: Exposure and Influence of Academic Experts in Contemporary Denmark, Stig Toft Madsen; 5: Witness Statements and Credibility Assessments in the British Asylum Courts, Anthony Good; 6: Honour Killing? Or Just Plain Homicide?, Roger Ballard; Part 3: Narratives; 7: Life and Law: Advocacy and Expert Witnessing in the UK, Werner Menski; 8. The Case of S.: Elaborating the ‘Right’ Narrative to fit Normative/Political Expectations in Asylum Procedure in Italy, Tommaso Sbriccoli and Stefano Jacoviello; 9: Expert Report Writing: Professional Commitments and Legal Outcomes, Livia Holden.

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This thought-provoking book should be disconcerting to readers because it documents the propensity of courts to give short shrift to cultural arguments thereby risking the miscarriage of justice.One comes away from reading this work with a clear understanding of the urgent need for legal systems to pay greater attention to cross-cultural jurisprudence. The compelling narratives reveal the failure of modern legal systems to establish adequate juridical mechanisms to evaluate the law practices of people around the world. For those interested in the impact of applied social science in legal systems, this fascinating book deserves careful consideration. It makes a major scholarly contribution to this important question. Alison Dundes Renteln, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California


This thought-provoking book should be disconcerting to readers because it documents the propensity of courts to give short shrift to cultural arguments thereby risking the miscarriage of justice.One comes away from reading this work with a clear understanding of the urgent need for legal systems to pay greater attention to cross-cultural jurisprudence. The compelling narratives reveal the failure of modern legal systems to establish adequate juridical mechanisms to evaluate the law practices of people around the world. For those interested in the impact of applied social science in legal systems, this fascinating book deserves careful consideration. It makes a major scholarly contribution to this important question. Alison Dundes Renteln, Professor of Political Science, University of Southern California


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