Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings

The Turkish Ministry of Justice has identified the existing system of expert witnesses as an obstacle to the efficiency and effectiveness of the judicial services. The 2009 judicial reform strategy and the judicial reform action plan call for a com...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
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spelling okr-10986-29912021-04-23T14:02:06Z Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings World Bank ABUSE ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS ACTS ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AFFIDAVITS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION APPELLATE COURTS ARBITERS ARBITRATORS AUTHORITY BANKRUPTCY BANKS BATTLE BATTLES BRIBE CASE LAW CIVIL LAW CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS CIVIL LITIGATION CIVIL PROCEDURE CODES COMMON LAW COMPENSATION COMPLAINTS CONFLICT CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONFLICTS CONSTITUTIONS CONVENTION CORRUPTION COUNSEL COURT COURT HEARINGS COURT PERFORMANCE COURT PROCEEDINGS COURTS COURTS OF APPEALS CRIME CRIMINAL CRIMINAL CASES CRIMINAL COURTS CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CROSS EXAMINATION DAMAGES DEFENCE DEMOCRACIES DEPOSITIONS DISCOVERY DISCRETION DISCRIMINATION DISPUTE RESOLUTION DISTRICT COURTS DUE PROCESS DUE PROCESS OF LAW EQUALITY ETHIC ETHICS EU EUROPEAN COURTS EUROPEAN UNION EVIDENCE LAW EXPERT WITNESSES FAIR TRIAL FAMILIES FEDERAL STATUTES FINGERPRINTING FRAUDS HUMAN RIGHTS INTEGRITY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INTERNATIONAL TREATIES INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATIONS JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE JUDICIAL REFORM JUDICIAL SERVICE JUDICIAL SERVICES JUDICIAL SYSTEM JUDICIAL TRAINING JUDICIARY JURISDICTION JURISPRUDENCE JUSTICE LAW REFORM LAWS LAWS OF EVIDENCE LAWYERS LEGAL ENTITIES LEGAL ENTITY LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL MALPRACTICE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP LEGAL STANDARDS LEGAL STATUS LEGAL SYSTEMS LEGISLATION LIABILITY LIE DETECTORS LITIGATION MODALITIES MOTIONS NATIONAL LAW NATIONAL LAWS NEGLIGENCE NEGOTIATION NEGOTIATIONS OFFENSE PERJURY PLEA BARGAINING PLEADING PLEADINGS PRECEDENTS PROSECUTION PROSECUTIONS PROSECUTOR RESIDENCE ROBBERIES SANCTION SANCTIONS SELF-DETERMINATION SERVICE DELIVERY STATE COURTS STATE LAW STATE LAWS SUBSTANTIVE LAW TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION TESTIMONY TRANSPARENCY TRIALS UNIVERSITIES VIOLATIONS WILL WITNESS The Turkish Ministry of Justice has identified the existing system of expert witnesses as an obstacle to the efficiency and effectiveness of the judicial services. The 2009 judicial reform strategy and the judicial reform action plan call for a comparative study analyzing the experience in other countries to provide input into the policy debate in Turkey. This study provides descriptions and analyses of approaches to the use of expert opinions in civil, criminal, and administrative court proceedings in France, Germany, Italy, and the United States. It focuses on five key areas: access to the function of expert, execution of an expert opinion, the opinion and its use in evidence, remuneration, and liability. 2012-03-19T10:26:36Z 2012-03-19T10:26:36Z 2010-06-30 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110623232645 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2991 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment Europe and Central Asia Middle East Europe Eastern Europe Asia Turkey
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topic ABUSE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACTIONS
ACTS
ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
AFFIDAVITS
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
APPELLATE COURTS
ARBITERS
ARBITRATORS
AUTHORITY
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BATTLE
BATTLES
BRIBE
CASE LAW
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
CIVIL LITIGATION
CIVIL PROCEDURE
CODES
COMMON LAW
COMPENSATION
COMPLAINTS
CONFLICT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS
CONSTITUTIONS
CONVENTION
CORRUPTION
COUNSEL
COURT
COURT HEARINGS
COURT PERFORMANCE
COURT PROCEEDINGS
COURTS
COURTS OF APPEALS
CRIME
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL CASES
CRIMINAL COURTS
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CROSS EXAMINATION
DAMAGES
DEFENCE
DEMOCRACIES
DEPOSITIONS
DISCOVERY
DISCRETION
DISCRIMINATION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISTRICT COURTS
DUE PROCESS
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
EQUALITY
ETHIC
ETHICS
EU
EUROPEAN COURTS
EUROPEAN UNION
EVIDENCE LAW
EXPERT WITNESSES
FAIR TRIAL
FAMILIES
FEDERAL STATUTES
FINGERPRINTING
FRAUDS
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTEGRITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
INVESTIGATION
INVESTIGATIONS
JUDGE
JUDGES
JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES
JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
JUDICIAL REFORM
JUDICIAL SERVICE
JUDICIAL SERVICES
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUDICIAL TRAINING
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISPRUDENCE
JUSTICE
LAW REFORM
LAWS
LAWS OF EVIDENCE
LAWYERS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGAL ENTITY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL MALPRACTICE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP
LEGAL STANDARDS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATION
LIABILITY
LIE DETECTORS
LITIGATION
MODALITIES
MOTIONS
NATIONAL LAW
NATIONAL LAWS
NEGLIGENCE
NEGOTIATION
NEGOTIATIONS
OFFENSE
PERJURY
PLEA BARGAINING
PLEADING
PLEADINGS
PRECEDENTS
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTIONS
PROSECUTOR
RESIDENCE
ROBBERIES
SANCTION
SANCTIONS
SELF-DETERMINATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE COURTS
STATE LAW
STATE LAWS
SUBSTANTIVE LAW
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
TESTIMONY
TRANSPARENCY
TRIALS
UNIVERSITIES
VIOLATIONS
WILL
WITNESS
spellingShingle ABUSE
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACTIONS
ACTS
ADMINISTRATIVE COURTS
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
AFFIDAVITS
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
APPELLATE COURTS
ARBITERS
ARBITRATORS
AUTHORITY
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BATTLE
BATTLES
BRIBE
CASE LAW
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL LAW SYSTEMS
CIVIL LITIGATION
CIVIL PROCEDURE
CODES
COMMON LAW
COMPENSATION
COMPLAINTS
CONFLICT
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
CONFLICTS
CONSTITUTIONS
CONVENTION
CORRUPTION
COUNSEL
COURT
COURT HEARINGS
COURT PERFORMANCE
COURT PROCEEDINGS
COURTS
COURTS OF APPEALS
CRIME
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL CASES
CRIMINAL COURTS
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
CROSS EXAMINATION
DAMAGES
DEFENCE
DEMOCRACIES
DEPOSITIONS
DISCOVERY
DISCRETION
DISCRIMINATION
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
DISTRICT COURTS
DUE PROCESS
DUE PROCESS OF LAW
EQUALITY
ETHIC
ETHICS
EU
EUROPEAN COURTS
EUROPEAN UNION
EVIDENCE LAW
EXPERT WITNESSES
FAIR TRIAL
FAMILIES
FEDERAL STATUTES
FINGERPRINTING
FRAUDS
HUMAN RIGHTS
INTEGRITY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES
INVESTIGATION
INVESTIGATIONS
JUDGE
JUDGES
JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES
JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
JUDICIAL REFORM
JUDICIAL SERVICE
JUDICIAL SERVICES
JUDICIAL SYSTEM
JUDICIAL TRAINING
JUDICIARY
JURISDICTION
JURISPRUDENCE
JUSTICE
LAW REFORM
LAWS
LAWS OF EVIDENCE
LAWYERS
LEGAL ENTITIES
LEGAL ENTITY
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEGAL MALPRACTICE
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
LEGAL SCHOLARSHIP
LEGAL STANDARDS
LEGAL STATUS
LEGAL SYSTEMS
LEGISLATION
LIABILITY
LIE DETECTORS
LITIGATION
MODALITIES
MOTIONS
NATIONAL LAW
NATIONAL LAWS
NEGLIGENCE
NEGOTIATION
NEGOTIATIONS
OFFENSE
PERJURY
PLEA BARGAINING
PLEADING
PLEADINGS
PRECEDENTS
PROSECUTION
PROSECUTIONS
PROSECUTOR
RESIDENCE
ROBBERIES
SANCTION
SANCTIONS
SELF-DETERMINATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
STATE COURTS
STATE LAW
STATE LAWS
SUBSTANTIVE LAW
TERRITORIAL JURISDICTION
TESTIMONY
TRANSPARENCY
TRIALS
UNIVERSITIES
VIOLATIONS
WILL
WITNESS
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Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings
geographic_facet Europe and Central Asia
Middle East
Europe
Eastern Europe
Asia
Turkey
description The Turkish Ministry of Justice has identified the existing system of expert witnesses as an obstacle to the efficiency and effectiveness of the judicial services. The 2009 judicial reform strategy and the judicial reform action plan call for a comparative study analyzing the experience in other countries to provide input into the policy debate in Turkey. This study provides descriptions and analyses of approaches to the use of expert opinions in civil, criminal, and administrative court proceedings in France, Germany, Italy, and the United States. It focuses on five key areas: access to the function of expert, execution of an expert opinion, the opinion and its use in evidence, remuneration, and liability.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings
title_short Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings
title_full Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings
title_fullStr Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings
title_full_unstemmed Comparative Study on Expert Witnesses in Court Proceedings
title_sort comparative study on expert witnesses in court proceedings
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333037_20110623232645
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2991
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