Book Launch: Judges, Judging and Humour

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Date & Time

November 12, 2018
18:00:00

Location

The Common Room, University House, ANU 1 Balmain Crescent, Acton, ACT 2601

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Category

2018

Join editors, Jessica Milner Davis and Sharyn Roach Anleu
to launch their new Palgrave publication in Canberra

– Addresses the connections between law and humour systematically for the first time
– Contributes significantly to the growing body of research regarding the role of
emotions in the judiciary and judging
– Integrates contributions from law, criminology and sociology with studies in humour,
joke-lore, theatre and media.
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 humourous portrayals of judges reflect social attitudes to the judiciary over time. It contributes to cultural studies and social science/socio-legal studies of both humour and the role of emotions in the judiciary and in judging. It explores the surprisingly varied intersections between humour and the judiciary in several legal systems: judges as the target of humour; legal decisions regulating humour; the use of humour to manage aspects of judicial work and courtroom procedure; and judicial/legal figures and customs featuring in comic and satiric entertainment through the ages. Delving into the multi-layered connections between the seriousness of the work of the judiciary on the one hand, and the lightness of humour on the other hand, this fascinating collection will be of particular interest to scholars of the legal system, the criminal justice system, humour studies, and cultural studies.


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