The Treatment of the Law: Between Reality and Imagination in Television Legal Series
For over sixty years American television series dealing with law and justice have helped the public to construct a legal culture, acquiring criteria on the professions, procedure and their rights as citizens. As the series became more complex, the details pertaining to courtroom set up and what lawy...
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Groupe de Recherche Identités et Cultures
2012-05-01
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| description | For over sixty years American television series dealing with law and justice have helped the public to construct a legal culture, acquiring criteria on the professions, procedure and their rights as citizens. As the series became more complex, the details pertaining to courtroom set up and what lawyers could or could not do became increasingly precise. Yet, many elements were played with, reality stretched in order to engender curiosity, open eyes and ears and get people to think. |
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| title | The Treatment of the Law: Between Reality and Imagination in Television Legal Series |
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| title_short | The Treatment of the Law: Between Reality and Imagination in Television Legal Series |
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