Law and Film
Journal of Law and Society Special Issues
This collection brings together contemporary work from Britain,
Germany and the United States on how law and lawyers have been
represented in film, particularly in the past 40 years. The
collection recognises the major influence of Hollywood and the
American legal system and seeks to explore the nature and
significance of this dominance.
* * A historical dimension to the portrayal of law and film.
* The nature and actual impact of the dominant Anglo-American
portrayal is include.
* A European dimension is provided.
1. Law in Film: Globalizing the Hollywood Courtroom Drama.
2. American Criminal Trial Films: An Overview of their
Development 1930 - 2000.
3. Law in the Movies: Contrasting the American and European
Tradition.
4. Adapting the Modern Law Novel.
5. Myths in the Oeuvre of John Ford.
7. The German Courtroom Film During the Nazi Period.
8. Borders and Boundaries: Location the Law in Film.
9. Hero or Villain? Cinematic lawyers and the delivery of
justice.
10. Why A Jury Trial is More Like a Movie Than a Novel.
11. Patterns of Courtroom Justice.
2. American Criminal Trial Films: An Overview of their
Development 1930 - 2000.
3. Law in the Movies: Contrasting the American and European
Tradition.
4. Adapting the Modern Law Novel.
5. Myths in the Oeuvre of John Ford.
7. The German Courtroom Film During the Nazi Period.
8. Borders and Boundaries: Location the Law in Film.
9. Hero or Villain? Cinematic lawyers and the delivery of
justice.
10. Why A Jury Trial is More Like a Movie Than a Novel.
11. Patterns of Courtroom Justice.
Stefan Machura and Peter Robson are the authors of Law and Film, published by Wiley.
