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This seminar examines the theoretical and practical questions raised by the use of expert information within the legal system. Topics to be addressed include: standards for the admissibility for scientific evidence; Daubert and its effects; legal, philosophical and sociological conceptions of the expert�s role and the nature of expertise; the competence of the jury to assess expert testimony and possible alternatives to the jury system for complex cases. Specific subject areas may include: forensic science (fingerprinting and handwriting identification evidence); epidemiological evidence and problems of causation; eyewitness identification evidence; DNA profiling; polygraph evidence, and psychological syndrome evidence, among others.