Politics & Society
The case for removing judges’ retirement age
Professor Sheila Jasanoff on how science and the law interact or compete in shaping public reason
Published 17 June 2016
We speak to legal scholar and social scientist Professor Sheila Jasanoff about how science and the law interact or compete with one another in the formulation of public reason – in the economy, the courts and the political landscape.
Politics & Society
The case for removing judges’ retirement age
“It’s a positive case study and a good reminder that science does not come finished, packaged up, tied up in ribbons, and ready to go when the law first starts using it,” says Professor Jasanoff.
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