Spaces of Justice (eBook)

The Architecture of the Scottish Court

Peter Robson, Johnny Rodger (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
238 Seiten
Fairleigh Dickinson University Press (Verlag)
978-1-68393-089-1 (ISBN)

Infos

This book traces the emergence of dedicated spaces for the administration of justice in Scotland. It examines the evolution of the architectural forms of the Scottish court, and the extent to which both changes in technology and commitment to cost reduction appear to have replaced civic pride as a driver in design.

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This book looks at the architecture of the courts in Scotland and the importance of these civic spaces. Given the importance of courts to the legal experience it starts by exploring why scholars have been so reticent in examining spaces in which the administration of justice takes place. It notes the major changes already unfolding in Scotland and puts these into a historical and cultural context. The authors trace the emergence of the notion of the dedicated courtroom space in 19th century Scotland and the ways in which the courtroom setting affected the exercise of power through law. They show what factors led to the adoption of different architectural styles. They examine the changes in the legal, political and social world which drove such changes and how these changed in the 20th and 21st centuries. They also examine the symbolic functions of courts both internally and externally. They note the changes in the decision-makers and their goals in the 21st century and how this will lead to a very different kind of courtroom in the near future. They examine the wider factors affecting the process of litigation and trends in dispute resolution. They conclude that the goals of transparency and civil dignity have serious implications for the kinds of spaces which will serve as halls of justice in the future. Since these are driven, it seems, by financial imperatives it does not bode well for the retention of civic pride and community which the courts of justice might be said to embody.

Autor

Peter Robson is a poverty lawyer who teaches at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland.Johnny Rodger is professor of urban literature at the Mackintosh School of Architecture at the Glasgow School of Art.

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Justice—Personnel, Procedure and Places2The Courtroom in Context3The Development of the Modern Scottish Court System4The Emergence of Modern Scottish Court Buildings: The Superior Courts—The Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary5The Architecture of Scottish Courts6The Iconography of Scottish Justice7Scottish Courts Going Forward into the FutureAppendix: Courthouse Gazetteer—Sheriff Courts Followed by High CourtsBibliographyIndexAbout the Authors

Produkt-Details

• Reihe/Serie: The Fairleigh Dickinson University Press Series in Law, Culture, and the Humanities
• Zusatzinfo: 45 Illustrations including: - 44 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Schlagworte: Legal Architecture • Legal Studies • Scottish Civics • Scottish politics • Scottish Urban History
• ISBN-10: 1-68393-089-4 / 1683930894
• ISBN-13: 978-1-68393-089-1 / 9781683930891