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Author MacNeil, William P.

Title Lex populi : the jurisprudence of popular culture / William P. MacNeil.

Publication Info. Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007.

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 Moore Stacks  K487.C8 M33 2007    Available  ---
Description xiv, 241 pages ; 24 cm.
Series The cultural lives of law
Cultural lives of law.
Bibliography 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.
Subject Culture and law.
Culture and law.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Sociological jurisprudence.
Popular culture.
Popular culture.
Law -- Psychological aspects.
Law -- Psychological aspects.
Law.
ISBN 9780804753678 cloth alkaline paper
0804753679 cloth alkaline paper