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The Art of Justice: The Judge's Perspective
This book presents a unique and intriguing collection of drawings of courtroom scenes by Judge Pierre Cavellat who, throughout a 40 year judicial career, actually used to sketch the scenes he observed from his bench during trials. The author, a judge herself, interprets the images through the lens of her own judicial experience.
| Author(s) | By Professor Ruth Herz. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 128 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 26 Sept 2012 |
| Availability | Available |
This book presents a unique and intriguing collection of drawings of courtroom scenes by Judge Pierre Cavellat who, throughout a 40 year judicial career, actually used to sketch the scenes he observed from his bench during trials. The author, a judge herself, interprets the images through the lens of her own judicial experience.
Introduction 1. The Judicial Way of Thinking and Habitus 2. Pierre Cavellat: The Man, the Judge, the Artist 3. Cavellat's Courtroom Drawings 4. Cavellat's Paintings
Ruth Herz is a former judge at the Court of Cologne. She has been a visiting fellow of the Centre for Criminology at Oxford University and is currently a visiting professor at Birkbeck College, University of London.
