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Science and Law
9 published works
TortsProf Blog
Haack on “Evidence Matters: Science, Proof and Truth in the Law”
Of interest to TortsProfs is Evidence Matters: Science, Proof and Truth in the Law by Susan Haack (Miami), recently published by Cambridge University Press. The abstract provides:Is truth in…
Nashville Criminal Law Report
Lessons from The Trial of Tonya Craft Part I
By Rob McKinney
In the recent edition of The Champion , Dr . Demosthenes Lorandos wrote a fascinating article summarizing the integration of science and law in the defense of Tonya Craft .…
EvidenceProf Blog
Article Of Interest: Susan Haack’s Irreconcilable Differences? The Troubled Marriage of Science and the Law
By Colin Miller
One of the biggest problems that filmmakers face is the problem of exposition. How does the filmmaker convey the necessary backstory to the audience organically and seamlessly? Regrettably, the filmmaker…
Litigation & Trial
Truth vs. Probabilities: Judges, Law, Scientists and Science
Building on my prior post about there not really begin any "50-50" cases, the NYTimes interviews a a physician and molecular biologist who teaches judges about science and genetics: Q.…
EvidenceProf Blog
University of Ottawa Law & Technology Journal Call for Papers for Science and the Courts Issue
By Colin Miller
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA LAW & TECHNOLOGY JOURNALhttp://www.uoltj.caCall for PapersSpecial Issue on Science and the Courts (submission deadline March 1, 2008) and General Issues (rolling submissions)Detailed Call for Papers and Submission…
TortsProf Blog
Shameless Self-Promotion: Law & Science at DRI
With Robert Scott, I will be presenting at this October's Annual Meeting of the Defense Research Institute. The ludicrously large PDF of the program is here. Our subject:The Intersection of…
TortsProf Blog
Law & Science & Shameless Self-Promotion
My Nebraska Law Review piece is now out: The Overlapping Magisteria of Law and Science: When Litigation and Science Collide, 85 NEB. L. REV. 643 (2007). I don't have hard…
TortsProf Blog
Science & Law
Apologies for the slightly below-average post counts lately -- I'm presenting at this DRI conference next week and it's taking some of my time that I might otherwise be doing…
TortsProf Blog
Some Comments on Law & Science
After seeing my posts at Point of Law, I got these comments from my dad, Ves Childs, a retired electrochemist. I thought they were worth sharing:After reading Day 2 and…