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Law in Popular Belief: Myth and Reality

Law in Popular Belief: Myth and Reality

Name: Law in Popular Belief: Myth and Reality
Brand: Manchester University Press
SKU: 9780719097836
Price: 1197.00 HKD
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Author: Anthony Amatrudo; Regina Rauxloh
ISBN: 9780719097836

Edited by Anthony Amatrudo · Regina Rauxloh

Manchester University Press March 2017

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ISBN-13: 9780719097836
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication: March 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

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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.

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 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 system in England and Wales - Matthew Smith: 6.
Beliefs about the European Court of Human Rights in the United Kingdom Parliament - Paul Johnson: 7.
Coding, de-coding, and re-coding order in public art - Ronnie Lippens: Part III: Perception of those at the fringe of society; 8.
The legacies of Clarice Starling: myths, media and realities about the phenomenon of serial murder - David Wilson: 9.
Writing to Casey Anthony: imagined relationships, personal identification and autobiography in letters to a woman accused of murder - Lizzie Seal: 10.
The gypsy's lot: myth and reality - Robert Jago: Index