| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Studies in law, politics, and society ; v. 78
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Studies in law, politics, and society (Emerald Publishing) ; v. 78.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Cultural Expertise and Socio-Legal Studies: Special Issue; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Editorial Board; Cultural Expertise and Socio-legal Studies: Introduction; Cultural Expertise and Cultural Defense; Power and Culture; The Contributions to This Special Issue; Bibliography; PART I CULTURAL EXPERTISE WITH(OUT) CULTURAL EXPERTS; From Invisible to Visible: Locating "Cultural Expertise" in the Law Courts of Two Finnish Cities; Introduction; Finland and Cultural Expertise in Courts -- A Brief Overview; Talking Culture in Court; Eyewitnesses as Cultural Experts |
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Mr Amin and a Case of Attempted ManslaughterHuman Trafficking and Forced Labor in Oriental Restaurants; Interpreters as Invisible Cultural Experts; Lawyers, Prosecutors, and Courts Themselves as the Providers of Cultural Information; Making Invisible; Making Visible; Insider Experts; Trained Experts and the Potential of Cultural Expertise; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgment; Court cases; Interviews; Bibliography; Cultural Expertise in Italian Courts: Contexts, Cases, and Issues; Introduction; The Recourse to "expertise" in the Italian Judiciary System |
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Culturally Motivated Crimes in Italian doctrineItalian Cases Involving Cultural Experts; Cultural Expertise in the "L'Aquila Trial"; The Meaning of this Sentence and the Issue of Cultural Causation; Conclusion; References; PART II SITES OF CULTURAL EXPERTISE; Assessing Cultural Expertise in Portugal: Challenges and Opportunities; Introduction; From Culture to Cultural Expertise in Court; The State in the Face of Cultural Diversity -- Some General Remarks; Culture and State Law; Cultural Issues in Court Practice; Cultural Issues in Portuguese Courts Practice; Allowing for Expert Intervention? |
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Cultural Expertise in Social ArenasContexts and Forms of Mediation in Portugal; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; References; Cultural Expertise in Asylum Granting Procedure in Greece: Evaluating the Experiences and the Prospects; Introduction; Cultural Expertise According to Greek Law and Its Infusion Within Asylum Granting Proceedings; Cultural Mediation for Asylum Seekers in Action: Job Description and Training Prerequisites; The Sociopolitical Meaning of Respecting the Culturally Different Refugees and Migrants; Notes; References; PART III COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON CULTURAL EXPERTISE |
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Court Cases, Cultural Expertise, and "Female Genital Mutilation" in EuropeIntroduction; FGM in Europe; Atypical FGM Cases Make Unfair Court Cases; Typical FGM Cases; Error iuris and Cultural Difference; Conclusion; Notes; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Between Norms, Facts, and Stereotypes: The Place of Culture and Ethnicity in Belgian and French Family Justice; Introduction; Culture, Ethnicity, and Family Justice; Fieldwork and Methodology; Cultural and Religious Norms Evoked by Litigants; Cultural Facts Raised by Litigants vs Normative Understanding of the Judges |
| Summary |
In this special issue, socio-legal scientists with interdisciplinary backgrounds scrutinize the applicability of the notion of cultural expertise in Europe and the rest of the World. Cases include murder, female genital mutilation, earthquake claims, Islamic law, underage marriages, child custody, adoption, land rights, and asylum. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Culture and law.
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Culture and law. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Sarat, Austin, author.
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| ISBN |
9781787695153 (electronic book) |
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1787695158 (electronic book) |
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9781787695160 |
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