Remote hearings and judicial symbolism. A draft
Remote hearings and judicial symbolism. A draft
Author(s): Jolanta Jabłońska-BoncaSubject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Law
Published by: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego
Keywords: legal symbols; remote hearing; “augmented space of the judiciary”; e-hearings;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this text is to answer the question of whether and to what extent traditional court symbols and rituals remain (and should remain) present at remote hearings. Some legal symbols have archetypal meaning. Others are born with their era, judged in a particular context. There are many of them in traditional courtrooms. Which remain on computer screen? The author investigates whether and to what extent visual symbols (e.g. elements of architecture, furnishings) are present at remote hearings. Considering courts and online courts (or ‘e-courts’) as heterotopias (in Michel Foucault’s sense), she looks deeper into and explores their properties.
Journal: Krytyka Prawa
- Issue Year: 14/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 235-254
- Page Count: 20
- Language: English