Program
Conference Program
Intersections of Law and Culture
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2
12:00 Registration
North Campus Villa
13:30- 15:00 Concurrent Sessions
Session I: Indigenous Cultures
Chair: Johanna Fassl, Franklin College Switzerland, Art History
North Campus 7
Australian Indigenous Peoples’ Contact with the Justice System
Francisco Esparraga, The University of Notre Dame, Sydney, School of Law
Does International Law Address the Concerns of Indigenous People in the Development Discourse?
Vidyaranya Chakravarthy Namballa, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Law
Who Belongs in the Pacific? Sharing Aotearoa
Catherine Lane West-Newman, University of Auckland, Department of Sociology
Session II: Law, Gender and Identity in the Swiss Context
Chair: Priska Gisler, Collegium Helveticum, UZH/ETH Zurich, Science Technology Studies
North Campus Conference Room
Giù le mani dalla mia storia: Narrating Regional Identity Politics in Ticino
Sara Steinert Borella, Franklin College Switzerland, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies
On Trial: Gendered Narratives in Court Decisions against Left Wing Terrorists in 1970s Switzerland
Dominique Grisard, University of Basel, Center for Gender Studies
Circumcision Discourses in Swiss Law at the Intersection of Migration and Gender
Caroline Wiedmer, Franklin College Switzerland, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies
15:00-15:45 Coffee Break
North Campus Villa
16:00-17:30 Concurrent Sessions
Session III: Law and Literature
Chair: Elisabeth Holzleithner, University of Vienna, Faculty of Law
North Campus Conference Room
Legal Cultures and Scholarly Genres
Greta Olson, Freiburg University, Department of English
Iconological Subversion of the Law in P.D. James’s A Certain Justice
Daniela Carpi, University of Verona, Department of English Studies
Between the Rational and the Marvelous: Edgar Allen Poe and the Forensic Origins of the Modern Detective Story
Christopher Neil Sargent, Carleton University, Department of Law
Session IV: Transnational and Comparative Legal Cultures
Chair: Ford Shanahan, Franklin College Switzerland, Law
North Campus 2
The Triangular Relationship Between the National Courts and the European Court of Justice – New Challenges for Comparative Law
Jule Mulder, University of Leeds, School of Law
Methods of Comparative Law: Comparative Law as Method Dealing with Contracts in Asia and Europe
Sandra Hotz, University of Zurich, Faculty of Law
Living Traditions: Literary Creativity as a Model for Legal Thinking
Sanne Taekema, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Law
17:45 Welcome: Kris Bulcroft, Provost, Franklin College
Auditorium, Kaletsch Campus
18:00 Keynote Address: Deep Identity, Moral Luck and the Law: The Example of The Reader
Melanie L. Williams, University of Exeter, School of Law
Auditorium Kaletsch Campus
Melanie L. Williams is Professor of Literary Jurisprudence, and Founding Chair of the School of Law at the University of Exeter where she teaches Medical Law and Ethics, Law and Literature, Legal Theory, Jurisprudential and Feminist approaches to Criminal Law and Medical Law. She has a strong interest in the use of language and literary devices in law, as well as the use of literary sources to explore notions of ‘legitimate' narrative, a focus which opens perspective upon ethico-legal doctrines and concepts. Recent publications include her two books Secrets and Laws – Collected Essays : True Tales of Law, Ethics and Literature UCL Press (2005), and Empty Justice: One Hundred Years of Law, Literature and Philosophy Cavendish Publishing (2002).
18:45 Reception
Holman Hall, Conference Room, Kaletsch Campus
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
8:00-12:00 Registration
North Campus Villa
8:30-10:00 Concurrent Sessions
Session I: Law and Literature
Chair: Caroline Wiedmer, Franklin College Switzerland, CLCS
North Campus Conference Room
The Literature that Reformed the Law
Gholamreza Sami Roodi, University of Kashan, (in absentia)
Through the Looking Glass: Reflections of the Hidden Curriculum in Cultural Phenomena
Varshini Murali, Abhinav Shrivastava, Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad, India
Duties and Rights of Shakespeare’s Magic and Non-Human Servants
Sidia Fiorato, University of Verona, Department of English
Session II: Law, Language and Methodology
Chair: Priska Gisler, Collegium Helveticum, UZH/ETH Zurich, Science Technology Studies
North Campus 2
Law and Economics of the European Multilingualism
Aurélien Portuese, University of Paris II Assas
On the Study Methods of our Time: Methodologies of Law and Literature in the Context of Interdisciplinary Studies
Jeanne Gaakeer, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Law
The Importance of Law in the Context of a Changing Culture: Analysing Richard Hooker’s Contribution to the English Reformation
Carla Larouco Gomes, University of Lisbon, Centre for English Studies
10:00-10:45 Coffee Break
North Campus Villa
10:45-12:45 Concurrent Sessions
Session III: Race, Gender and Law
Chair: Dominique Grisard, University of Basel, Center for Gender Studies
North Campus Conference Room
Regulating Sex Trafficking in Italy: Gender, Sexuality and “Race” in Policy and Practice
Isabel Crowhurst, Birkbeck, University of London, Institute for Social Research
The Great Difference(s)
Detlef Georgia Schulze, Independent Scholar, Berlin
Session IV: Property Rights and Copyright Law
Chair: Jeanne Gaakeer, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, Law
North Campus 2
Ownership and Bequeathal in Wills, Medieval and Modern
Valery Allen, John Jay College, CUNY, English Department
The Discursive Gap between the Legal Sciences and Art Studies: The Case of Polish Copyright Law
Emil Zubelewicz, Warsaw
One Test to Rule Them All, One Test to Bind Them: The Convergence of Transformation and Predominant Purpose as the Governing Standard for Copyright Fair Use, Rights of Publicity and Personality Fair Use, and the Censorship of Artistic Expression
Michael D. Murray, Valparaiso University, School of Law
The Abode of Chaos: Between Modernity and Postmodernity
Patrick Saveau, Franklin College, Comparative Literary and Cultural Studies
Session V: Law and the Production of Knowledge
Chair: Richard Bulcroft, Franklin College, Switzerland, Sociology and CLCS
North Campus 3
Instrumentalisation, Enablement, Normalisation of Life: Effects of Biotechnologies
Michelle Cottier, University of Basel, Law, Vagias Karavas, University of Lucerne
Juggling between “Dignity” and “Freedom of Research”: Ethics and Cultures in the Regulation of Research in Humans
Priska Gisler, Collegium Helveticum, UZH/ETH Zurich, Science Technology Studies
Placing Expert Knowledge in Criminal Procedure
Thomas Scheffer, Institute for European Ethnology, HU Berlin
Avoiding Culture Shock: Embracing a Bicultural Approach to Teaching all Entering Law Students
Julie Spanbauer, John Marshall Law School
Katerina Lewinbuk, South Texas College of Law
12:45-14:00 Lunch
North Campus Dining Hall
14:00-15:30 Concurrent Sessions
Session VI: Law, Judges and Visual Culture
Chair: Richard Sherwin, NewYork Law School
North Campus Conference Room
What Do Films Say About Legal Cultures? A Comparative Approach of Civil Law And Common Law Traditions Through Images
Harold Epineuse, Science Po, Institut des Hautes Etudes sur la Justice (IHEJ)
Every Picture Tells a Thousand Words: Judicial Images and News Journalism
Leslie Moran, Birbeck, University of London, School of Law
Video Reports of French Courts
Barbara Villez, University of Paris 8, Department of English Studies
Session VII: Law and MemoryNorth Campus 2
Chair: Patrick Saveau, Franklin College Switzerland, CLCS
North Campus Conference Room
Intersections of Law and Tradition: Judicial Practices and Rhetoric of Memory in Gaza Strip
Christine Pirinoli, Haute école vaudoise de la santé, Lausanne
Favouring the Former Colonizer: Law, Ethnicity and Portuguese Immigration to Brazil
José Sacchetta Ramos Mendes, Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Direito, Department of Philosophy and Theory of Law
Custom as a Source of Turkish Civil Law
Meral Gürbüz, Anadolu University, Faculty of Law
15:30- 16:15 Coffee break
North Campus Villa
16:15-17:45 Concurrent Sessions
Session VIII: Law and Literature
Chair: Melanie Williams, Exeter University, School of Law
North Campus Conference Room
In Love with Horses: Legal Confusion About Species
Dianne George, Carleton University, Department of Law
Theatrical Jurisprudence: Bertolt Brecht, and the Influence of the Street Scene
Marett Leiboff, University of Wollongong, Faculty of Law
Law and Science Fiction: A Methodology
Mitchell J. Travis, Keele University, Research Centre for Law, Gender and Sexuality
Session IX: Law, Culture and the Family
Chair: Thomas Scheffer, Institute for European Ethnology, HU Berlin
North Campus 2
Gay Marriage and the Family Ideology in Legal Culture
Soyoung Lee, Korea University
Spousal Violence in Eighteenth-Century Russia: at the Intersection of Culture and Law
Marianna Muravyeva, Herzen State Pedagogical University, St. Petersburg, History Department
The Law and Ideology in Contemporary Disputes over Marriage and Family Life
Rick Bulcroft, Franklin College Switzerland, Sociology
Culture and Autonomy: A Complex Relation
Elisabeth Holzleithner, University of Vienna, Faculty of Law
Session X: Law and Media Cultures
Chair: Michelle Cottier, University of Basel, Faculty of Law
North Campus 3
I Hereby Find You Guilty of Cheating: How Television Judges Give Personal Problems Legal Dimensions
Anna Krakus, New York University, Department of Comparative Literature
Law and Legal Practices in Dutch and American News Media
Gerben Kor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Freelance writer for film & television
“Main Theme” and the “Rules”: An Analysis of the Interaction between Films and Law in China
Jing Bian, SOAS, University of London, Department of Financial and Management Studies, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences
17:45-18:30 Aperitif
Holman Hall, Kaletsch Campus
18:30 Keynote address: “Law’s Life on the Screen”
Richard K. Sherwin, New York Law School
Auditorium, Kaletsch Campus
Richard K. Sherwin is an expert on the use of visual representations and visual persuasion in litigation and litigants’ public relations. He has written widely on the interrelationship between law and culture, including interdisciplinary works on law and rhetoric, discourse theory, political legitimacy, and the emerging field of popular legal studies. He gained nationwide attention with his well-received book, When Law Goes Pop: The Vanishing Line Between Law and Popular Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2000) which explores the impact of visual communication technologies on the theory and practice of law.
19:30 Conference Dinner
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
9:30 - 10:30 Registration
10:00 - 10:45 Morning Coffee
North Campus Villa
10:45-12:45 Concurrent Sessions
Session I: Pop Culture and Law
Chair: Sara Steinert Borella, Franklin College Switzerland
North Campus Conference Room
From Habermas to Get Rich or Die Tryin’: Hip Hop, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the Black Public Sphere
Akilah Folami, Hofstra University, School of Law
Thug Life: Hip Hop’s Curious Relationship with Criminal Justice
Andre Douglas Pond Cummings, West Virginia University, College of Law
Session II: Comparative Legal Practices
Chair: Ford Shanahan, Franklin College Switzerland
North Campus 2
Cesare Beccaria and His Theory of Law
James Jasper, Franklin College, Economics
Who Follows Who: Is the Law Mirroring the Culture or Vice versa? Family Law in California and Italy
Maria Federica Moscati, University of London, School of Law
Judicial Understanding of “Secular” in Law and Society: Examination of the Chamberlain Case in Canada
Janet Ebb Buckingham, Trinity Western University, Political Studies
The Gift or Das Gift: Competing Narratives of Foreign Corruption in the U.S. and Germany
Peter Urik Michalik, Debevoise & Plimpton, NY
Session III: Cultural Diversity and the Law
Chair: Greta Olson, Freiburg University, Department of English
North Campus 3
Cultural Diversity in Public International Law: The Trade-Culture Debate Revisited
Ana Lemes, University of Manchester, School of Law
The Dual Nature of Culture? UNESCO’s Cultural Diversity Convention
Ben Garner, University of Manchester, School of Social Sciences
A Gendered and Feminist Analysis of the Israeli Abortion and Prostitution Laws as Antithetical Premises about the Woman Subject
Delila Amir, Tel-Aviv University, Department of Sociology
The Legal and Social Concept of “Color-Blindness” in the United States and France
David Oppenheimer, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley Law
12:45-14:00 Farewell Lunch
North Campus Dining Hall
14:00-15:00 Networking meeting
North Campus Conference Room
