Tirades against legal theatrics are nearly as old as law itself, and yet so is the age-old claim
that law must not merely be done: it must be" seen to be done." Law as Performance traces …

Justice as Improvisation: The Law of the Extempore theorises the relationship between
justice and improvisation through the case of the New York City cabaret laws. Discourses …

This book brings the insights of theatre theory to law, legal interpretation and the
jurisprudential to reshape law as a practice of response and responsibility. Confronting a …

Academic scholarship analyses how citizenship law reforms such as longer residency
requirements and tougher language tests reinforce culturally exclusionary national …

On May 5, 1993, three eight-year-old boys were reported missing to the West Memphis
Police in Arkansas. They were found dead the next day, partially submerged in Robin Hood …

Although historical research into twentieth-century theatrical tribunals is widespread, the
recurring theme of justice in contemporary performance practices remains largely …

On Tuesday 10 August 1915, a 25 year old Russian named Neplen Matanakes was allowed
to disembark from the SS Empire in Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland in …

Abstract On Tuesday 10 August 1915, a 25 year old Russian named Neplen Matanakes was
allowed to disembark from the SS Empire in Brisbane, the capital city of the state of …

In an era characterised by impacts of cuts and austerity in the UK, this study is positioned at
the interface between two socio-cultural institutions against which societies are judged: the …