Introduction&Roger Smith and Brian Wynne 1
1 Establishing the rules of laws: constructing expert authority&Brian Wynne 23
2 Forensic pathology, scientific expertise, and the criminal law&Roger Smith 56
3 Industrial ill health, expertise, and the law &Jeremy Green 93
4 Prescribing diseases: the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council&Rory O'Kelly 131
5 The problem of rationality in American health and safety regulation&Sheila Jasanoff 151
6 Action at a distance: A. W. Hofmann and the French patent disputes about aniline red (1860-1863), or how a scientist may influence legal decisions without appearing in court &Henk van den Belt 184
7 Generalists, practitioners, and intellectuals: the credibility of experts in English patent law &Brian Campbell 210
Notes 237
Index 271