Law and Movies SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI? 4 May 202028 Jul 2025 As we endure the lockdown during the transit of one of the glories of the world (the virus), perhaps it is appropriate -- some may think differently of course (and…
Law and Movies ‘THE WORLD WILL HEAR FROM ME AGAIN…’: ORIENTALISM IN THE CINEMA (AND IN LAW) – Geoffrey Samuel 11 Nov 201928 Jul 2025 In an earlier blog mention was made of 'orientalism'. This is a notion that will be familiar to comparative lawyers thanks to the work of Teemu Ruskola who has coined…
Interdisciplinarity… Geoffrey Samuel – Cinema and Law – TEN DOUBLE BILLS FOR THE COMPARATIST (CONTINUED): IMITATING (FORMS OF) LIFE 27 Sep 201828 Jul 2025 The worlds of law and of film share a phenomenon caused by the rise of fascism in Europe during the first half of the twentieth century. Law faculties (in the…
Interdisciplinarity… Geoffrey Samuel – Cinema and Law – Ten double Bills for the comparatist (continued) : I’d rather have the blues (than what I got) 9 Dec 201728 Jul 2025 This third blog on double bills for the comparatists comes with a very strong trigger warning – both metaphorical and literal. The two films about to be discussed will certainly…
Interdisciplinarity… Geoffrey Samuel – Cinema and Law – ten films for the Comparatist? (2) – Out of the Past and Letter From an Unknown Woman 2 Sep 201728 Jul 2025 In a previous blog I looked at four films (two double bills) whose themes for the comparatist were, first, the notion of persona and, secondly, the confrontation between cultures. In…
Interdisciplinarity… Geoffrey Samuel – Cinema and Law – ten films for the Comparatist? 22 May 201728 Jul 2025 The editor has kindly invited me to make contributions to this excellent BACL site and I must start by thanking not just John Bell, who has of course reported here…
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