Representations of Justice
Antoine Masson, Kevin O'Connor
The public understanding of law is gleaned from the cultural representation of justice which, in turn, reflects popular culture. Movies, caricatures, portrayal of trials by media or crime fiction shape the image of justice. However these representations play an important role in the legal system itself through the representation of truth as conveyed by litigating parties in their arguments.
Studying how justice is represented in society is thus interesting for citizens who want to understand the popular culture but also for lawyers who want to understand theirs clients' expectations. This book explores in a multidisciplinary way the aspects of those representations of justice in their various forms in popular culture and in economics. |
Contents
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Introduction to the Interactions between
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15 |
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Allegory of Justice and Representation of Punishment
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23 |
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The Administration of Justice as Portrayed in Le Charivari
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39 |
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Decoding Justice Intellectual Discourse
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59 |
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Developments in Law and Popular Culture
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75 |
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The Portrayal of the Judicial Process
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95 |
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Portrayal of Justice on German Television
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115 |
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A History of Representations of Justice
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131 |
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Representation of the European Court of Justice Conscience
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237 |
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Deconstructing Justice and Reconstructing Fairness
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249 |
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in Europe
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263 |
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Representation of Justice in Law and Economics
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271 |
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Representation of Justice and Companies Judicial
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289 |
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Representations of Justice in Economic Comparisons
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307 |
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Cross Representations of Law and Economics
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325 |
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Representation of the Legal Profession on Television
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155 |
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Talk of Law Contested and Conventional Legality
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173 |
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From Rites to Rights of Audience The Utilities
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195 |
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Personalia
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341 |
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