Science at the bar : law, science, and technology in America / Sheila Jasanoff.

Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1995.

xvii, 285 pages ; 25 cm

"A Twentieth Century Fund book"

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-275) and index

The intersections of science and law -- Changing knowledge, changing rules -- The law's construction of expertise -- The technical discourse of government -- Law in the republic of science -- Toxic torts and the politics of causation -- Legal encounters with genetic engineering -- Family affairs -- Definitions of life and death -- Toward a more reflective alliance.