OUVRAGE : O. Corten, F. Dubuisson, M. Falkowska-Clarys (eds.), Cinematic perspectives on international law

Olivier CORTEN, Francois DUBUISSON and Martyna FALKOWSKA-CLARYS

Why are constitutionalist ideals so prominent in science fiction? Does Independence Day depict self-defence as a legal concept with absolute limits? Is international law lost in space?

This innovative interdisciplinary volume represents the first exploration of the relationship between international law and cinema. From Star Wars to Werner Herzog, The Godfather to The West Wing, this book uncovers a diverse range of representations of international law and its norms in film and television. Examining the wider links between international law, cinema, and ideology, the contributions not only examine visual representations of international law, but they offer an essential insight into the functions fulfilled by these cinematic representations.

Providing an extraordinary introduction to a variety of perspectives on core international legal questions, Cinematic perspectives on international law extends a valuable methodology by which international lawyers can critique the depiction of international law in film. 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Olivier Corten, François Dubuisson, International law on the screen: determining the methodology 

2. Marco Benatar, International law, guardian of the galaxy? 

3. Vincent Chapaux, Interspecies relations in science fiction movies and human international law 

4. Olivier Corten, The UN Charter in action movies 

5. François Dubuisson, The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: a cinematic saga 

6. Anne Lagerwall, Is cinema the handmaid of international criminal justice? 

7. Martyna Falkowska-Clarys, Vaios Koutroulis, The fog of law in the fog of war: international humanitarian law in war movies 

8. Nicolas Kang-Riou, Science fiction cinema and the nature of international law 

9. Gabrielle Simm, War on film: gender trouble in Siddiq Barmak's Osama 

10. Mario Prost, Shut the fuck up, Suarez! Necroethics and rights in a world of shit 

11. Serge Sur, Presentations and representations of international law in films and TV series 

12. Gerry Simpson, Cine-legality: international law at the movies

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Olivier CORTEN, Francois DUBUISSON and Martyna FALKOWSKA-CLARYS (eds.), Cinematic perspectives on international law, Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2021 (248 pp.)