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Law in popular belief

Myth and reality

von: Anthony Amatrudo, Regina Rauxloh
33,99 €
Verlag:	Manchester University Press
Format:	EPUB
Veröffentl.:	21.03.2017
ISBN/EAN:	9781526115416
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	264

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Titelbeschreibung

In recent years there has been a significant growth in interest of the so-called “law in context” extending legal studies beyond black letter law. This book looks at the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in reality and more precisely how law is perceived by the general public in contrast to the legal profession. The authors look at a number of themes that are central to examining ways in which myths about law are formed, and how there is inevitably a constitutive power aspect to this myth making. At the same time they explore to what extent law itself creates and sustains myths. The book will be of general interest to a number of different disciplines such as legal theory, general law, criminology and sociology.

Titelkurzbeschreibung

This book looks at the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in
reality and more precisely how law is
perceived by the general public in contrast to the legal profession. It explores how myths are created about the law and how myths are created by the law.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction – Anthony Amatrudo and Regina E. Rauxloh Part I: Perception shaped by traditional media 1 Criminology through the looking glass – Colin Sumner 2 What do they know of law who only cop shows know? – Anthony Amatrudo 3 Regurgitating the media image: toward a phenomenology of the 'visible' in criminal justice – Matthew R. Draper and David Polizzi Part II: Perception shaped by other means 4 'Kony is so last month': lessons from social media stunt 'Kony 2012' – Regina E. Rauxloh 5 A comparative analysis of the criminal and civil justice systems in England and Wales – Matthew R. Smith 6 Beliefs about the European Court of Human Rights in the United Kingdom Parliament – Paul Johnson 7 Forward! Coding, de-coding, and re-coding law in public art for urban regeneration – Ronnie Lippens Part III: Perception of those at the fringe of society 8 Criminology and the legacies of Clarice Starling – David Wilson 9 Letters to Casey Anthony, a woman accused of murder – Lizzie Seal 10 The gypsy's lot: myth and reality – Robert Jago Index

Autorenportrait

Anthony Amatrudo is Associate Professor in Criminology at Middlesex University Regina Rauxloh is Associate Professor in Law at Southampton University

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Law in popular belief analyses the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in reality and more precisely how law is perceived by the general public in contrast to the legal profession. It explores not only how myths are created about the law, but also how myths are created by the law. This collection looks at a number of themes that are central to examining ways in which myths about law are formed, and how there is inevitably a constitutive power aspect to this myth making; at the same time the authors explore to what extent law itself creates and sustains myths. This book offers a wide ranging and unique interdisciplinary approach to the relationship between theory and practice. It covers both empirical studies and theoretical engagements in the area of legal understanding and this affords a comprehensive coverage of the area, utilising American as well as UK scholarship, addressing issues of gender and class, as well as considering psychological material. Law in popular belief will be of interest to a wide academic audience and number of different disciplines such as legal theory, general law, criminology and sociology.