China Science » Social Sciences http://www.chinascience.org New Science in China, and science articles. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 01:39:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 NO ESCAPE FROM SCIENCE http://www.chinascience.org/350.html http://www.chinascience.org/350.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:21:38 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=350 Scientific evidence can make or break a case, and experts can help juries understand what it all means. But first, lawyers need to persuade the judicial gatekeepers that an expert’s testimony is relevant and reliable. Here is help on meeting the tough admissibility standards for evidence.

William C. Smith

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/350.html/feed 0 PUTTING THE SQUEEZE ON JURIES http://www.chinascience.org/348.html http://www.chinascience.org/348.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:21:09 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=348 For the last two decades, juries have been losing their power-and respect. Arbitrators decide cases once heard by juries; legislators cap awards and limit the kinds of cases that can get to court; and judges are more likely to decide the merits of cases and evidence. Now the Supreme Court is showing signs it dislikes the trend.

Mark Curriden

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/348.html/feed 0 POWER BACK TO THE PEOPLE http://www.chinascience.org/346.html http://www.chinascience.org/346.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:20:39 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=346 The recent demonstrations in Seattle and Washington, D.C., may have evoked memories of Vietnam protests, but this time the beefs were over arcane trade issues. These activists are focusing on the World Trade Organization and the way it thwarts environmental and human-rights reforms.

John Gibeaut

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/346.html/feed 0 TREADING ON TITANS’ TURF http://www.chinascience.org/344.html http://www.chinascience.org/344.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:20:11 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=344 Online legal research startups are trying to capture market terrain from mighty West and Lexis. Two pending lawsuits may determine whether the challengers can gain ground. The first story in this package explores the copyright and antitrust issues raised in the suits. The second looks at the new online companies and their services.

Debra Baker

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/344.html/feed 0 WHEN PROS TURN CONS http://www.chinascience.org/342.html http://www.chinascience.org/342.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:19:46 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=342 Lately, sports stars like linebacker Ray Lews (near right) have been in the news for arrests instead of athletic achievements. Many team owners say they would like to crack down on these players, but labor laws and contracts make discipline difficult The NFL, though, is taking the lead in efforts to tackle these problems.

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/342.html/feed 0 DOWN ON THE BODY FARM http://www.chinascience.org/340.html http://www.chinascience.org/340.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:18:27 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=340 Tennessee anthropologist William M. Bass III (right) helps catch killers through the study of decomposing bodies. At his research facility near Knoxville, known as the Body Farm, as many as 40 bodies at a time lie decomposing. The research helps experts determine murder victims’ time of death.

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/340.html/feed 0 Women and the Law http://www.chinascience.org/338.html http://www.chinascience.org/338.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:17:56 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=338 When Sandra Day O’Connor sought her first law job/she could only find work as a legal secretary. Women have come a long way since then. They now represent half of incoming law students and almost a third of all lawyers. Our report explores gains made and problems that remain

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/338.html/feed 0 FROM START TO FINISH http://www.chinascience.org/336.html http://www.chinascience.org/336.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:17:37 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=336 The author of our popular “Litigation” column explains how to win over jurors in opening and closing statements. Find out why you shouldn’t talk like a lawyer, how you can deal with implausible facts, and more.

James W. McElhaney

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/336.html/feed 0 GOING HEAD TO HEAD http://www.chinascience.org/334.html http://www.chinascience.org/334.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:15:40 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=334 We asked the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates how they stand on issues affecting the justice system. What type of judges would they select? Do they support a moratorium on the death penalty? Are the immigration laws too harsh? Before you vote, check out how their campaigns answered these and other questions.

]]> http://www.chinascience.org/334.html/feed 0 FACING THE MUSIC http://www.chinascience.org/332.html http://www.chinascience.org/332.html#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:15:10 +0000 admin http://localhost/wp/en/chinascience/?p=332 The music industry is squaring off in court against the dot-corns that allow music fans to download their favorite songs. Some say old copyright law can’t be applied to new and fast-changing technology. But so far, judges have had no trouble finding infringement.

John Gibeaut

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