Hollywood and the Law. By Paul McDonald , Emily Carman , Eric Hoyt and Philip Drake (eds.)

Banerjee, Arpan (2017) Hollywood and the Law. By Paul McDonald , Emily Carman , Eric Hoyt and Philip Drake (eds.). The Cambridge Law Journal, 76 (1). pp. 197-200. ISSN 00081973

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Abstract

It is widely recognised that James Boyd White's critiques of technical legal language influenced the growth of the Law and Literature movement, and the wider Law and Humanities movement. A comparatively recent offshoot of the Law and Humanities movement has been Law and Film. Law and Film scholars have critically examined how films portray courts, lawyers and themes concerning law and justice. Such analysis has focused not just on overtly “legal” films – of the Twelve Angry Men variety – but also ostensibly “non-legal” films. For example, in one of Law and Film's founding texts (Film and the Law by Steve Greenfield, Guy Osborn and Peter Robson (1st ed., 2001)), the authors discussed films with themes such as vigilantism and racism.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Law and Film Scholars | Legal Films | Hollywood
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Law and Legal Studies
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Law School
Depositing User: Mr Sombir Dahiya
Date Deposited: 08 May 2022 17:28
Last Modified: 08 May 2022 17:37
Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0008197316000817
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/2914

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