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The Law-science chasm is a socio-legal study that analyzes the varying approaches to science that physicians and scientists use, as compared to legal actors such as judges and lawyers. Offering a way to mediate and translate their different perspectives and assumptions, Gilson uses sociological and philosophical methodologies to explain each discipline to the other

Since 1993, Supreme Court precedent has asked judges to serve as gatekeepers to their expert witnesses, admitting only reliable scientific testimony. Lacking a strong background in science, however, some judges admit dubious scientific testimony packages by articulate practitioners, while others reject reliable evidence that is unreasonably portrayed as full of holes. Seeking a balance between undue deference and undeserved skepticism, Caudill and LaRue draw on the philosophy of science to help judges, juries, and advocates better understand its goals and limitations

Intro -- THE LAW OF SCIENCE AND THE SCIENCE OF LAW CASES IN FORENSIC SCIENCE -- THE LAW OF SCIENCE AND THE SCIENCE OF LAW CASES IN FORENSIC SCIENCE -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 EVIDENCE AND THE EXPERT WITNESS -- REFERENCES -- Suggested References and Readings -- WEB Relevant Sites -- Chapter 2 THE BREATH ANALYSIS FOR ALCOHOL AND PROBLEMS WITH ERROR -- THE SCIENCE -- THE LAW -- APPENDIX A. EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE ON THE ETHANOL LEVEL IN AIR AFTER PASSING THROUGH A STANDARD SOLUTION OF ETHANOL IN WATER -- APPENDIX B. SUPREME COURT OF CANADA [1979] 1 S.C.R. 261 -- REFERENCES -- ADDENDUM -- Appendix -- Chapter 3 THE POISON PILL -- THE SCIENCE -- THE LAW -- THE FACTS -- APPENDIX A. -- APPENDIX B. -- APPENDIX C. -- APPENDIX D -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 HOUSE FIRE #1 -- THE SCIENCE -- THE LAW -- APPENDIX A. THE GAS CHROMATOGRAPH -- APPENDIX B. THE MASS-SPECTROMETER -- APPENDIX C. -- APPENDIX D. -- APPENDIX E. -- APPENDIX F. -- Assumptions -- Calculations Procedure -- References -- APPENDIX G. -- APPENDIX H. -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 HOUSE FIRE # 2 -- THE SCIENCE -- THE LAW -- APPENDIX A. -- APPENDIX B. -- APPENDIX C. -- APPENDIX D. -- Proof Of Intentional Setting Of Fire -- Motive -- Exclusive Opportunity -- Credibility Of Insured -- Burden Of Proof -- Definition Of An "Insured" -- Breach Of Warranty -- Replacement Cost Endorsement -- Additional Living Expenses -- Storage Of Personal Property -- Mental Distress And Aggravated And/Or Punitive Damages -- Prejudgment Interest -- Judgment for plaintiff. -- Chapter 6 SLIP AND FALL -- THE SCIENCE -- THE LAW -- APPENDIX A. -- APPENDIX B. -- I. LIST OF AUTHORITIES -- II. FACTS -- III. STATEMENT OF ISSUES -- IV. PLAINTIFF'S POSITION ON THE ISSUES -- V. READINESS FOR TRIAL -- APPENDIX B1. -- JUDGMENT: -- FACTS: -- THE LAW: -- CONCLUSION: -- APPENDIX B2. -- JUDGMENT: -- APPENDIX B3. -- JUDGMENT

Evidence and the expert witness -- The breath analysis for alcohol and problems with error -- The poison pill -- House fire #1 -- House fire # 2 -- Slip and fall -- The phenol spill -- Thunderstorm flooding or hedge your bets -- Expert liability -- Summing up, conclusions and appraisals.

The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a state-of-the-art neutron scattering facility, built on the outskirts of Lund in Southern Sweden, and expected to be taken into scientific operation in 2023. It is funded, run, and built by a consortium of thirteen (to date) European governments who jointly provide for its funding and establish its overarching governance principles, and it is co-hosted by Sweden and Denmark, with the main facility in Lund and a data-center in Copenhagen.0The ESS has been subject to some studies in the history and sociology of science and similar facilities in other countries is also a popular topic for studies of the politics, funding and organization of science today Previously unexplored, however, are the many interesting legal aspects of Big Science in its contemporary form. This book, written by a number of legal scholars at Lund University and associates in the private sector, makes the first scholarly attempt to fill this gap, using the fact that the ESS is located in Lund and Copenhagen and is under construction, which makes the preconditions formidable for studies of Big Science and the law.0This book includes a variety of legal areas focused on potential problems that are related to Big Science: labour law, intellectual property law, law of associations, environmental law and tax law

Intro -- Contents -- Leon Lipson and Stanton Wheeler / Introduction -- 1. Sally Falk Moore / Legal Systems of the World: An Introductory Guide to Classifications, Typological Interpretations, and Bibliographical Resources -- 2. Richard D. Schwartz / Law and Normative Order -- 3. Edmund W. Kitch / Law and the Economic Order -- 4. Marc Galanter / Adjudication, Litigation, and Related Phenomena -- 5. David R. Mayhew / Legislation -- 6. Jeffrey L. Jowell / Implementation and Enforcement of Law -- 7. Jack P. Gibbs / Punishment and Deterrence: Theory, Research, and Penal Policy -- 8. Richard L. Abel / Lawyers -- 9. Stewart Macaulay / Private Government -- 10. Austin D. Sarat / Access to Justice: Citizen Participation and the American Legal Order -- 11. Phoebe C. Ellsworth and Julius G. Getman / Social Science in Legal Decision-Making -- 12. Shari Seidman Diamond / Methods for the Empirical Study of Law -- Index of Names -- Index of Cases -- Index of Subjects