History Trials

Can Law Decide History

Bibliographic Data

ID12795178
AuthorsCostas Douzinas (University of London, corresponding author)
Year2012
Volume8
Issue1
Pages273-289
Publication date2012-08-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Law and Social Science (BOOK_SERIES)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1550-3585 • E-ISSN: 1550-3631
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-102811-173854
OpenAlexW2171038798
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

This article examines the relationship between law and historiography. Law played a central role in the creation of the nation-state. Historiography also narrates the victories and sacrifices of the nation and constructs its “imagined community.” Recently, court hearings are increasingly used for history authentication. Developing Hannah Arendt's argument in Eichmann in Jerusalem, the article argues that legal proceedings are not suitable for clarifying the historical record

Argument (complex analysis · Historiography · Legal history · Political science · Sociology · State (computer science · Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Political Theology and Sovereignty

Tools

Open DOISci-HubOpen Access