Introduction: Law and War in Popular Culture
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Popular culture in its best moments captures the public’s imagination of war and the role of law within it. While it can only approximate the brutal reality of war, there is the chance to infuse the audience with liberal ideas of the rule of law even under the most adverse conditions. After all, the response to seeing injustice is likely to favour better institutions, better rules, better servants of the law and better practices. But products of popular cultural can also veil severe abuses of power and mythologise living and dying in war. In this case, law can become void or an auxiliary to crime.
Keywords
- Law and popular culture, Law and war, War in popular culture, Socio-legal studies, Crime in the media, Crime and war, War crimes, Military justice
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Law and War in Popular Culture |
| Editors | Stefan Machura |
| Place of Publication | Baden-Baden |
| Publisher | Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (print) | 9783756007356 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Nov 2024 |
Research outputs (6)
- Published
Law and War in Popular Culture
Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
- Published
Law and War in the Opera
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Published
Character development and legal message in popular culture
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
Prof. activities and awards (2)
What Film and Television Teach about Law
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Visual criminology
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk