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The People's Law versus Judge Judy Justice

Two Models of Law in American Reality-Based Courtroom TV

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4086009
AutoresSteven A Kohm, Steven Kohm (0000-0002-4650-1180, University of Winnipeg, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen40
Número3
Páginas693-728
Fecha de publicación2006-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaLaw & Society Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1540-5893.2006.00277.x
OpenAlexW2077505633
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas17
Referencias citadas22

This essay examines the popular American daytime courtroom programs Judge Judy and People's Court and comparatively analyzes two distinct models of law and justice developed in these shows. Using the techniques of qualitative media analysis, I argue that Judge Judy represents a shift in the way popular culture imagines the role of law in the lives of ordinary people. This shift accords with neoliberal notions of governance and individual self-responsibility for protection against risk. Conversely, People's Court represents an older, liberal-legal model of law that emphasizes individual rights, public participation in the court process, and due process. By demonstrating the supersession of Judge Judy justice over that of People's Court, I argue that this shift in the way law is imagined in American popular culture signals wider shifts in American and indeed international attitudes toward the law in our everyday lives

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