Vladimir Petrovic

The Emergence of Historical Forensic Expertise (eBook, ePUB)

Clio Takes the Stand

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book scrutinizes the emergence of historians participating as expert witnesses in historical forensic contribution in some of the most important national and international legal ventures of the last century. It aims to advance the debate from discussions on whether historians should testify or not toward nuanced understanding of the history of the practice and making the best out of its performance in the future.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134996544
• Artikelnr.: 46911450

Autorenporträt

Vladimir Petrovic is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Contemporary History in Belgrade, Serbia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Inceptions: Preconditions for the Emergence of Historical Forensics
1. The Long Path to Forensic Historiography
2. The Great Shift: The Concept of Universal Human Rights
Part II: Improvisations: Experimenting with Historical Forensic
Contribution
3. An Inquisitorial Paradigm Emerges: Historical Forensics and Nazi Crimes
4. An Adversarial Paradigm Emerges: Historical Forensics and Racial
Discrimination
Part III: Intersections: The Institutionalization of Historical Forensic
Expertise
5. Clio Takes the Stand: A Turning Point
6. Clio Takes a Stand: From the Turning Point to the Point of No Return
Implications: From the Classroom to the Courtroom and Back