englischArt and literature are seismographs: they sense changes. And often they are ahead of their time and anticipate new truths. This volume attempts to show the significance of such artistic advances in knowledge and perception for the study of law by means of examples. The articles by nine [...]
more informationenglischThe narrative turn has not yet considerably influenced German legal scholarship. This thesis comprehensively examines the possibilities of ‘Law as Narrative’ as part of the ‘Law as Literature’-movement, which originated in the US, for understanding the German legal system.
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more informationenglisch‚Popu-law‘ comprises film and TV just like theatre, journalism and literature, a wide range reflected by the variety of contributions. Legal ‚moral tales‘ in film and TV are reflected upon, just like the popular reception of legal journalism. Serial narration in ‚crime series‘ is given [...]
more informationBesteht unser Gemeinwesen nur noch aus „schuldigen Schuldlosen und schuldlosen Schuldigen“, wie es ein Dürrenmatt’scher Richter apodiktisch ausurteilt? Gibt es kein Recht, das seinen Namen verdient? Scheitern wir aus systemimmanenten Gründen, eine gerechte(re) Gesellschaft zu schaffen? Diesen [...]
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