Special Issue : Cultural Expert Witnessing

Studies in Law, Politics, and Society provides a vehicle for the publication of scholarly articles within the broad parameters of interdisciplinary legal scholarship.In this latest edition of this highly successful research series, chapters examine a diverse range of legal issues and their impact on and intersections with society.This volume is a collection of chapters exploring expert witnessing in Asylum Cases.Topics covered include: judicial ethnocentrism, political asylum, race identity and cultural defense.This volume brings together leading scholars and will be vital reading for all those researching in this subject area.