Introduction&Roger Smith and Brian Wynne

1 Establishing the rules of laws: constructing expert authority&Brian Wynne

2 Forensic pathology, scientific expertise, and the criminal law&Roger Smith

3 Industrial ill health, expertise, and the law &Jeremy Green

4 Prescribing diseases: the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council&Rory O'Kelly

5 The problem of rationality in American health and safety regulation&Sheila Jasanoff

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

7 Generalists, practitioners, and intellectuals: the credibility of experts in English patent law &Brian Campbell

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