1st Edition
Law, Narrative and Masterplot New Research Perspectives
Part 1: What are Masterplots in Law?
1. Law, Narrative and Masterplot: an Introduction
Chris Bevan and David Gurnham
2. Narrative and Case Law: The Reciprocity of the Particular and General
Richard Walsh
Part 2: Responsibility and Blame
3. Desert and Redemption: The Homelessness Masterplot
Chris Bevan
4. Punitive Rhetoric and Prison Poems: A Curious Narrative Convergence
David Gurnham
Part 3: Legal Masterplot and Gender
5. Dismantling the Masterplot of Domestic Violence and Abuse
Rebecca Shaw
6. The Masterplot of the Market: Constructing Exchange, Family, and Work
Luke P. Norris and Allison Tait
Part 4: History, Time, and Temporality
7. Defining Marriage: Losing the Masterplot
Rebecca Probert
8. The Maxim ‘Justice Delayed is Justice Denied’ as a Masterplot in International Criminal Justice
Nina H. B. Jørgensen
Part 5: Law, Peace, and Order
9. The Masterplot of ‘Hoffmann’s Bargain’ in Protest Trials
Steven Cammiss and Graeme Hayes
10. International Law’s Narrative of Order, Peace, and Justice in Light of the Concept of Masterplot and Franz Kafka’s The Castle
Ekaterina Yahyaoui Krivenko
11. The Never-ending Story: Unpicking the Masterplot Justifying UK Military Intervention
Lynsey Mitchell
Part 6: Personal Choice and State Intervention
12. Cohabitation and the Masterplot of Choice
Andy Hayward
13. Family Autonomy and Child Protection: The Stories We Tell Ourselves
Julie Doughty
14. Masterplots of Demand and Supply and the Energy Trilemma: Delaying the Transition
Chris Hilson
Biography
Chris Bevan is Professor of Property Law, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
David Gurnham is Professor of Criminal Law and Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, University of Southampton, UK.
