A Cultural History of Law in the Modern Age

Danielle Celermajer is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney, Australia. Richard K. Sherwin is Wallace Stevens Professor of Law and Director of the Visual Persuasion Project at New York Law School, USA.

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Notes on Contributors
Series Preface, Gary Watt, University of Warwick, UK
Introduction, Danielle Celermajer, University of Sydney, Australia and Richard Sherwin, New York Law School, USA
1. Justice: Klimt’s Jurisprudence - Sovereign Violence and the Rule of Law, Desmond Manderson, Australian National University, Australia
2. Constitution: Performance Evidence in Aboriginal Land Claims, Craig Elliott, Australia
3. Codes: Judging the Rwandan Soundscape, James E. K. Parker, Melbourne Law School, Australia
4. Agreements: Truth, Politics, and the Value of Performing Impersonations, Diana Taylor, New York University, USA
5. Arguments: Should Videos of Trees have Standing? An Inquiry into the Legal Rites of Unnatural Objects at the ICTY, Susan Schuppli, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
6. Property and Possession: On the Illegality of Situational Art, Alison Young, University of Melbourne, Australia
7. Wrongs: A Conversation with Filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer, Danielle Celermajer, University of Sydney, Australia, Richard Sherwin, New York Law School, USA, and Joshua Oppenheimer, University of Westminster, UK
8. Legal Profession: Beaten Black and Blue – Lessons from Watching the Rodney King Case, Christian Delage, University of Paris VIII, France
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