Judging Science: Scientific Knowledge and the Federal Courts
- ISBN-10
- 0262061929
- ISBN-13
- 9780262061926
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 333
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- MIT Press (MA)
- Authors
- Kenneth R. Foster, Peter William Huber
Description
Attempting to reconcile the law's need for workable rules of evidence with the views of scientific validity and reliability.
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