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Science And Technology: Their Relationship with Law, pg 24-37
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Science And Technology: Their

Relationship with Law By Thinklegal

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The intellectual thinking technologies. strengthen the court-sys- H
of man, since time im- tems by legally admissible O
memorial, has resulted in The subject Law, Science scientific evidence must D

the development of sci- and Technology is of great be considered. O
ence and technology. The relevance today when L

principles of science and Courts have become ‘’ac- MEANING AND O
technology have devel- tivists’’ and there has been DEFINITIONS G
oped in response to dif- a tremendous advance in Y

fering objects of interest. science and technology. v SCIENCE
Science and technology The need for sharpening

have had a great impact the evidentiary techniques The word “Science”
on the way we live. Law employed in Courts with comes from the Latin
has trie By Thinklegal d to the help of science and word scientia, meaning

regulate the use and abuse technology cannot be “knowledge” or “know-
of science and the extent denied. At the same time, ing”. According to Web-

of its application. The one has to be conscious ster’s New Collegiate
major question however of the limitations. The Dictionary, the definition
is whether we are well limitations of both science of science is “knowledge

equipped with the laws to and the law and the need attained through study or
regulate the use of such for both to join hands to practice,” or “knowledge

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