This collection brings together contemporary work from Britain, Germany and the United States on how law and lawyers have been represented in film, particularly in the past 40 years. The collection recognises the major influence of Hollywood and the American legal system and seeks to explore the nature and significance of this dominance.

• A historical dimension to the portrayal of law and film.
  
• The nature and actual impact of the dominant Anglo-American portrayal is include.
  
• A European dimension is provided.
  

Stefan Machura prasentiert eine Einfuhrung in die Verwaltungswissenschaft, die primar die inhaltliche Verknupfung mit der Politikwissenschaft sucht. Er beginnt mit einleitenden Ausfuhrungen zum Begriff der Verwaltung und zur Verwaltungswissenschaft. Das Thema "Politik und Verwaltung" wird ausgefullt u.a. mit Ausfuhrungen zum Anteil der Verwaltung an der Gesetzgebung und zur Art und Weise, wie verwaltungspolitische Weichenstellungen fallen. Die Implementation von Neuerungen und die Reaktionen von Beteiligten werden beobachtet. Die Beitrage decken somit den Zyklus der Verwaltungspolitik ab....

The work of Eugen Ehrlich (1862-1922) is directly relevant for an understanding of law in society and of the role of sociology of law. Today, it is possible to see behind the smokescreen of historical debates and to assess Ehrlich's key ideas in the light of today's problems. The coexistence of state and local law still challenges lawyers and decision-makers. Ehrlich suggests sociology of law as an instrument to address social and legal problems that supplements standard legal methodology. The articles in this book place Eugen Ehrlich in the context of his times, outline the international...

With contributions by many of the most prominent scholars in law, sociology, criminology, and film, Framing Law and Crime offers a critical survey of a variety of genres and media, integrating descriptions of technique with critical analyses.