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The Aesthetics of International Law
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12187002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eric A Morgan (0000-0002-9239-4320, University of Toronto, corresponding author), Ed Morgan |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 163-177 |
| Publication date | 2005-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Leiden Journal of International Law (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0922-1565 • E-ISSN: 1478-9698 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0922156505002591 |
| OpenAlex | W2147039878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
A war crimes trial embodies a combination of representational and presentational drama. The contemporary war crimes trial owes equal inspiration to the ‘realism’ of Henrik Ibsen and the ‘theatrics’ of Bertolt Brecht. The question for scholars is whether the trial is but a stylized presentation of the ‘real’ events, or a realistic medium through which to eavesdrop on history. This essay explores this question of war crimes and dramatization in the context of Director of Public Prosecutions v. Polyukhovich , the one war crimes case ever taken to trial under Australia's War Crimes Amendment Act of 1988
Aesthetics · Art · Context (archaeology · Drama · Dramatization · International law · Literature · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Presentational and representational acting · Realism · Spanish Civil War · Stylized fact · War crime · History · International Law and Human Rights · Law · Law in Society and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |