This is a casebook that covers all the major aspects of social science in law. It examines the relationships between the social sciences and the American legal system, and focuses on four major areas: (1) Substantive Law, (2) Legal Method, (3) Social Science Findings, (4) and Social Science Method.

Social Science in Law: Cases and Materials 5th Ed.

Walker, Laurens

Monohan, John

Foundation Pr

The publication incorporates Dauber v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court?s landmark decision on scientific evidence in addition to new Daubert-based cases cited throughout the book. The book offers an in-depth discussion of the growing use of survey methods to establish damages in mass tort cases. The authors have integrated the latest Web site addresses to aid in further social science and legal research. It includes selections from two handbooks: the Federal Judicial Center Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence and West's? Modern Scientific Evidence.

Social Science in Law: Cases and Material (University Casebook Series)

Politics & Social Sciences

Monahan, John

Social Sciences

This introduction to Social Science in Law offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of how American courts use research and testimony from the social sciences in reaching their decisions.The publication incorporates Dauber v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision on scientific evidence in addition to new Daubert-based cases cited throughout the book. The book offers an in-depth discussion of the growing use of survey methods to establish damages in mass tort cases. The authors have integrated the latest Web site addresses to aid in further social science and legal research. It includes selections from two handbooks: the Federal Judicial Center Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence and West's® Modern Scientific Evidence.

Social Science in Law (University Casebook Series)

Administrative Law

Foundation Press

The seventh edition is a completely revised and up-to-date treatment of the use of research and testimony from all the social sciences in American courts. This new edition includes:Thorough incorporation of Daubert v. Merrill Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the Supreme Court’s landmark decision on scientific evidence, in all areas of expert testimonyIn-depth discussion of the growing use of web-based survey methods to establish consumer confusion in trademark casesDetailed treatment of statistical sampling and the use of general social science “frameworks” to determine damages in mass tortsThe latest research on how judges’ backgrounds affect their decisions, and how these “New Legal Realism” studies fared at the confirmation hearings of Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Sotomayor

Social Science in Law, Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Legal Theory & Systems

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Social Science in Law: Cases and Materials 5th Ed.

Social Science in Law: Cases and Material (University Casebook Series)

Social Science in Law (University Casebook Series)

Social Science in Law, Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)