{"product_id":"from-the-colonial-to-the-contemporary-images-iconography-memories-and-performances-of-law-in-indias-high-courts-9781509930654","title":"From the Colonial to the Contemporary: Images,","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Colonial to the Contemporary \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the representation of law, images and justice in the first three colonial high courts of India at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras. It is based upon ethnographic research work and data collected from interviews with judges, lawyers, court staff, press reporters and other persons associated with the courts.  Observing the courts through the in vivo, in trial and practice, the book asks questions at different registers, including the impact of the architecture of the courts, the contestation around the renaming of the high courts, the debate over the use of English versus regional languages, forms of addressing the court, the dress worn by different court actors, rules on photography, video recording, live telecasting of court proceedings, use of CCTV cameras and the alternatives to courtroom sketching, and the ceremony and ritual that exists in daily court proceedings.  The three colonial high courts studied in this book share a recurring historical tension between the Indian and British notions of justice. This tension is apparent in the semiotics of the legal spaces of these courts and is transmitted through oral history as narrated by those interviewed. The contemporary understandings of these court personnel are therefore seen to have deep historical roots. In this context, the architecture and judicial iconography of the high courts helps to constitute, preserve and reinforce the ambivalent relationship that the court shares with its own contested image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author offers penetrating insights into the behaviour of the various actors involved, notably judges, lawyers and court administrators ... The relationship between law, memory and history is explored with academic rigour as is the role of judicial iconography in the maintenance of the dignity and majesty of the law ... the book deserves to be received with approbation. -- Venkat Iyer, Ulster University * The Commonwealth Lawyer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Framing the Research  I. Introduction  II. Law, Visuality and Culture  III. The Three Courts: Law, History and Memory  IV. Visual Justice: Images of Justice in Courts  V. Method of Study  VI. Field Experience  VII. Chapter Plan  VIII. Conclusion  2. The Visual Field of Law  I. Introduction  II. Iconography and Semiotics  III. Relationship between Law and the Image  IV. Images of Justice of the Court and in the Courtroom  V. Judicial Iconography of Courts  VI. Judicial Iconography and the Statue of Justice  VII. Conclusion  3. The Calcutta High Court  I. Introduction  II. History of the Calcutta High Court  III. Establishment of the Calcutta High Court Building  IV. Architecture and Judicial Iconography of the Calcutta High Court V. Specific Customs Prevalent in the Calcutta High Court  VI. Conclusion  4. The Bombay High Court  I. Introduction  II. History of the Bombay High Court  III. Establishment of the Bombay High Court Building  IV. Layout of the Bombay High Court  V. Judicial Iconography of the Bombay High Court  VI. Conclusion  5. The Madras High Court  I. Introduction  II. History of the Madras High Court  III. Establishment of the Madras High Court Building  IV. Architecture and Judicial Iconography of the Madras High Court V. Specific Customs Prevalent in the Madras High Court  VI. Conclusion  6. Attributes of Justice  I. Introduction  II. The Name of the High Courts  III. Language  IV. Forms of Addressing the Court  V. Dress  VI. Photography, Video-recording, Live Telecasting and Courtroom Sketches  VII. Ceremony and Ritual in Court Proceedings  VIII. Conclusion  7. Conclusion  I. Law and the Regulation of its Image  II. Access to Justice  III. Law as Heritage  IV. Law, History and Memory  V. Apocryphal Histories and Revised Narratives","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040920633687,"sku":"9781509930654","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781509930654.jpg?v=1750948287","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/from-the-colonial-to-the-contemporary-images-iconography-memories-and-performances-of-law-in-indias-high-courts-9781509930654","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}