Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP0558176

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP0558176

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Science, Litigation and the Public Accountability of Vertically Integrated Expertise. The impetus for this research derives from concerns with tort law reform; the loss of public trust in science and legal process when expertise is perceived to be biased; the opportunity cost of inappropriate regulation from misunderstood expertise in litigation; and issues of social justice when regulators and courts disregard plaintiffs' legitimate claims because of a refusal to consider various forms of expertise. By offering a conceptually fresh look at science/law relations, the project will enrich public understanding of the management of controversial scientific issues by the legal system, and assist in the clearer framing of law reform and science policy.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2005

End Date: 31-12-2008

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $60,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Policy And Administration Not Elsewhere Classified | Sociology | Sociology Not Elsewhere Classified | Sociology And Social Studies Of Science And Technology |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Understanding legal processes | Political science and public policy | Other

Other Keywords

Other | Policy And Administration Not Elsewhere Classified | Political science and public policy | Sociology | Sociology And Social Studies Of Science And Technology | Sociology Not Elsewhere Classified | Understanding legal processes

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