Narrative and Metaphor in the Law

ISBN-13: 9781108435109 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 438 str.

Michael Hanne; Robert Weisberg

Opis

This volume brings together distinguished legal scholars with specialists from cognitive theory, journalism, rhetoric, social psychology, anthropology, criminology, and legal activism for a wide-ranging series of conversations about the roles played by narrative and metaphor in the theory and practice of the law.

Spis treści

Introduction Michael Hanne and Robert Weisberg; 1. Narrative, metaphor and concepts of justice and legal systems Greta Olson and Lawrence Rosen; 2. Narrative and metaphor in legal persuasion Michael R. Smith and Raymond W. Gibbs; 3. Narrative and metaphor in judicial opinions Simon Stern and Peter Brooks; 4. Narrative, metaphor and gender in the law Linda L. Berger and Kathryn M. Stanchi; 5. Narrative, metaphor and innovations in legal thinking Roberto H. Potter; 6. Narrative and metaphor in public debate around crime and punishment Dahlia Lithwick and L. David Ritchie; 7. Narrative and metaphor in human rights law Katharine G. Young and Bernadette Meyler; 8. Narrative and metaphor in creative work around the law Lawrence Joseph and Meredith Wallis; 9. Narrative and metaphor in legal activism Mari Matsuda.