Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-228) and index.
Includes filmography: pages 228-232.
Contents
Introduction: toward an intertextual jurisprudence -- Kidlit as law 'n lit: Harry Potter and the scales of justice -- You slay me! Buffy as jurisprude of desire -- "The first rule of fight club is-you do not talk about fight club!" The perverse core of legal positivism -- One recht to rule them all! Law's empire in the age of empire -- Precrime never pays! Law and economics in Minority Report -- Critically blonde: law school as training for Hersteria -- "It's the vibe!" The common law imaginary Down Under -- Million Dollar Terri: "The culture of life" and the right to die -- Conclusion: Whither Lex Populi? A law by and for the people.