Harry Potter Goes to Law School
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Description
Book: The Law and Harry Potter
This volume considers the depiction of law and legal institutions in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter novels. It contains more than twenty chapters by legal academics from the U.S. and abroad. The chapters are organized in five sections: Legal Traditions and Institutions, Crimes and Punishments, Harry Potter and Identity, the Wizard Economy, and Harry Potter as an Archetype. Some chapters analyze the way law and legal institutions are portrayed, and what these portrayals teach us about concepts such as morality, justice, and difference. Other chapters use examples from the narratives to illustrate or analyze legal issues, such as human rights, actual innocence, and legal pedagogy. The volume is suitable for undergraduate or law school courses, and will be of interest to those Harry Potter fans who also have an interest in law and the legal profession.
ISBN
9781531010294
Publication Date
1-1-2010
Publisher
Carolina Academic Press
City
law and literature, law and pop culture, law and harry potter, Legal Traditions and Institutions, Crimes and Punishments, human rights
Disciplines
Law | Law and Society
Recommended Citation
Ledwon, Lenora P., "Harry Potter Goes to Law School" (2010). Faculty Book Chapters. 15.
https://scholarship.stu.edu/faculty_book_chapters/15