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...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Thinking about Judges, Judging and Humour; Sharyn Roach Anleu and Jessica Milner Davis
• Part I Humour about Judges
• Chapter 2. Judges and Humour in Britain: From Anecdotes to Jokes; Christie Davies
• Chapter 3. Funny Judges; Marc Galanter
• Chapter 4. Justices on Stage; Jessica Milner Davis
• Part II Judges' use of Humour in the Courtroom
• Chapter 5. Judicial Humour and Inter-professional Relations in the Courtroom; Sharyn Roach Anleu and Kathy Mack
• Chapter 6. Humour in the Swedish Court; Åsa Wettergren and Stina Bergman Blix
• Chapter 7. What's a Box of "Bakewell Tarts" Got to Do with It?; Leslie J. Moran
• Part III Judicial Decisions about Humour
• Chapter 8. How Judges Handle Humour Cases in Brazilian Courts; João Paulo Capelotti
• Chapter 9. Judicial Regulation of Humour in the United States; Laura E. Little.