1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461369403321

Titolo

Cultural expertise and litigation : patterns, conflicts, narratives / / edited by Livia Holden

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-15123-5

1-136-73522-4

9786613151230

0-203-81830-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoldenLivia

Disciplina

347/.067

Soggetti

Forensic anthropology

Forensic sociology

Evidence, Expert

Asylum, Right of

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A GlassHouse book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [212]-225) and index.

Nota di contenuto

South Asian Muslims and country expertise in the American immigration courts / Sylvia Vatuk -- When South Asians marry trans-jurisdictionally : some reflections on immigration cases by an expert? / Prakash Shah -- French law courts and South Asians litigants / Vronique Bouillier -- Being on and being in : exposure and influence of academic experts in contemporary Denmark / Stig Toft Madsen -- Witness statements and credibility assessments in the British asylum courts / Anthony Good -- Honour killing?, or, Just plain homicide? / Roger Ballard -- Life and law : advocacy and expert witnessing in the UK / Werner Menski -- The case of S. : elaborating the right? narrative to fit normative/political expectation in asylum procedure in Italy / Tommaso Sbriccoli and Stefano Jacoviello -- Expert report writing : professional commitments and legal outcomes / Livia Holden.

Sommario/riassunto

Cultural Expertise and Litigation addresses the role of social scientists as a source of expert evidence, and is a product of their experiences and observations of cases involving litigants of South Asian origin.



What is meant in court by ""culture,"" ""custom"" and ""law""? How are these concepts understood by witnesses, advocates, judges and litigants? How far are cross-cultural understandings facilitated - or obscured - in the process? What strategies are adopted? And which ones turn out to be successful in court? How is cultural understanding - and misunderstanding - pro

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911019386503321

Autore

Mitra Amitava

Titolo

Solutions manual to accompany Fundamentals of quality control and improvement / / Amitava Mitra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008

ISBN

9786613446015

9781283446013

1283446014

9780470409831

0470409835

9780470409824

0470409827

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (242 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MitraAmitava

Disciplina

658.4/013

658.4013

658.5/62/015195

Soggetti

Quality control - Statistical methods

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Solutions Manual to Accompany: Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY CONTROL AND THE TOTAL QUALITY SYSTEM; CHAPTER 2: SOME PHILOSOPHIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON QUALITY; CHAPTER 3: QUALITY MANAGEMENT: PRACTICES, TOOLS, AND STANDARDS; CHAPTER 4: FUNDAMENTALS OF STATISTICAL CONCEPTS AND TECHNIQUES IN QUALITY CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT; CHAPTER 5:



DATA ANALYSES AND SAMPLING; CHAPTER 6: STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL USING CONTROL CHARTS; CHAPTER 7: CONTROL CHARTS FOR VARIABLES; CHAPTER 8: CONTROL CHARTS FOR ATTRIBUTES

CHAPTER 9: PROCESS CAPABILITY ANALYSISCHAPTER 10: ACCEPTANCE SAMPLING PLANS FOR ATTRIBUTES AND VARIABLES; CHAPTER 11: RELIABILITY; CHAPTER 12: EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND THE TAGUCHI METHOD

Sommario/riassunto

A statistical approach to the principles of quality control and management Incorporating modern ideas, methods, and philosophies of quality management, Fundamentals of Quality Control and Improvement, Third Edition presents a quantitative approach to management-oriented techniques and enforces the integration of statistical concepts into quality assurance methods. Utilizing a sound theoretical foundation and illustrating procedural techniques through real-world examples, this timely new edition bridges the gap between statistical quality control and quality management. The bo