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Judicial Images and the Relationship between the Justice System and Visual Media

Judicial Images and the Relationship between the Justice System and Visual Media. Leslie J Moran Professor of Law, School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London. Justice system and visual culture. 1. 7. 3. 6. 2. 5. 4. Why judicial pictures?.

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Judicial Images and the Relationship between the Justice System and Visual Media

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  1. Judicial Images and the Relationship between the Justice System and Visual Media • Leslie J Moran • Professor of Law, School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London

  2. Justice system and visual culture 1 7 3 6 2 5 4

  3. Why judicial pictures?

  4. Lord Phillips Chief Justice 2005-08 3 2 1 4

  5. Visual culture and ‘Open justice’ Surveillance “The many watching the few” Discipline Accountability “Open Justice” Fair process In public Open justice is never an absolute Transparency Privacy Visual media Visibility Secrecy

  6. “Brexit” and Open Justice

  7. The image of the judge; • has long performed an important symbolic role in the legitimisation of power and authority. • appears through a variety of media and cultural forms • is regulated by formal judicial indifference and careful stage management • is consumed by multiple audiences: fellow judges, lawyers, litigants, trial spectators, local elites, members of the media and the general public. • is available in a variety of locations ranging from grand palaces of justice to your sitting room and in your pocket on smart phones. • Judicial image is at the heart of contemporary controversies: • debates about television, transparency and accountability • legitimacy of the political role of judges • confidence in justice, judicial diversity • citizenship education. • The credibility of official image production is under attack • from profit hungry sensation seeking media • technologically savvy citizen journalists. The Judicial Images Network; The Production, Management and Consumption of Judicial Images Arts and Humanities Research Council Project • The Judicial Images Network aims to; • generate a new stakeholder network • enhance research capacity • facilitate interaction with media and creative industries, judiciary and scholars • Website • Virtual exhibition • Film screenings • Educational resources • 3 workshops • Public lecture

  8. Inspiring artists Carey Young ‘Palais de Justice’ 2017

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