From the Colonial to the Contemporary: Images, Iconography, Memories, and Performances of Law in India's High Courts

ISBN-13: 9781509930654 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 296 str.

Rahela Khorakiwala

Spis treści

1. Framing the Research I. Introduction II. Law, Visuality and Culture III. The Three Courts: Law, History and Memory IV. Visual Justice: Images of Justice in Courts V. Method of Study VI. Field Experience VII. Chapter Plan VIII. Conclusion 2. The Visual Field of Law I. Introduction II. Iconography and Semiotics III. Relationship between Law and the Image IV. Images of Justice of the Court and in the Courtroom V. Judicial Iconography of Courts VI. Judicial Iconography and the Statue of Justice VII. Conclusion 3. The Calcutta High Court I. Introduction II. History of the Calcutta High Court III. Establishment of the Calcutta High Court Building IV. Architecture and Judicial Iconography of the Calcutta High Court V. Specific Customs Prevalent in the Calcutta High Court VI. Conclusion 4. The Bombay High Court I. Introduction II. History of the Bombay High Court III. Establishment of the Bombay High Court Building IV. Layout of the Bombay High Court V. Judicial Iconography of the Bombay High Court VI. Conclusion 5. The Madras High Court I. Introduction II. History of the Madras High Court III. Establishment of the Madras High Court Building IV. Architecture and Judicial Iconography of the Madras High Court V. Specific Customs Prevalent in the Madras High Court VI. Conclusion 6. Attributes of Justice I. Introduction II. The Name of the High Courts III. Language IV. Forms of Addressing the Court V. Dress VI. Photography, Video-recording, Live Telecasting and Courtroom Sketches VII. Ceremony and Ritual in Court Proceedings VIII. Conclusion 7. Conclusion I. Law and the Regulation of its Image II. Access to Justice III. Law as Heritage IV. Law, History and Memory V. Apocryphal Histories and Revised Narratives