Judges, Judging and Humour

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Milner Davis, Jessica (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Roach Anleu, Sharyn (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Crime-Sociological aspects.; Trials.; Culture-Study and teaching.; Communication.; Law-Philosophy.; Law.; Film genres.; Crime and Society.; Juries and Criminal Trials.; Cultural Theory.; Media and Communication.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; Genre.

This book examines social aspects of humour relating to the judiciary, judicial behaviour, and judicial work across different cultures and eras, identifying how traditionally recorded wit and humorous portrayals of judges reflect social attitudes to the judiciary over time. It contributes to cultura...