What Is Cultural Expertise?

Livia Holden (1)

1 ISJPS - Institut des sciences juridique et philosophique de la Sorbonne - UMR 8103

After reading this chapter, you will understand cultural expertise as an umbrella concept and will have learned about the fields in which cultural expertise plays a role. You will also understand how cultural expertise relates to but is also distinct from cultural defence and culturally oriented crimes; the ethical principles that should inform cultural expertise; how the positionality of experts impacts the provision of cultural expertise; and the conditions for the engagement of social scientists with cultural expertise.

Mots clés: cultural expertise; anthropology of law; cultural diversity; social diversity

Domaines: Droit; Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie; Sociologie

Livia Holden. What Is Cultural Expertise?. Livia Holden. Cultural Expertise, Law, and Rights: A comprehensive guide, Taylor & Francis, pp.11 - 19, 2023, 9781032498607. ⟨10.4324/9781003167075-3⟩. ⟨hal-04216217⟩