CINEMA AND LEGAL REASONING: STRATEGIES AND ARGUMENTATIVE AND PARA-ARGUMENTATIVE METHODS OF THE JUDICIAL ARGUMENT REGARDING THE LITIGATION OF FACTS

Authors

  • José Calvo

Keywords:

Theory of reasoning, rhetoric, procedure, facts as arguments, evidence and narration, impartiality rhetoric, authority argument, consequentialist argument, sacrifice argument, a simile argument, witness and narrative evidence, Para-argumentative slots: interception order, argumentative rhythm, irony, emotivism

Abstract

Analysis of four films: In the Name of the Father (1993), directed by Jim Sheridan; Julius Caesar (1957), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz; A Civil Action (1998), directed by Steven Zaillian, and Time to Kill (1996), directed by Joel Schumacher. Sequences selected are those in which litigation about facts show the effects of the discourse and its nature. There are some reflections about the theory of reasoning regarding the matter of facts. Constructive items that characterize the narrative models are shown. Moreover, there are some reflections about the conduct of the witness evidence

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Published

2020-06-26

How to Cite

Calvo, J. (2020). CINEMA AND LEGAL REASONING: STRATEGIES AND ARGUMENTATIVE AND PARA-ARGUMENTATIVE METHODS OF THE JUDICIAL ARGUMENT REGARDING THE LITIGATION OF FACTS. Teoría & Derecho. Revista De Pensamiento jurídico, (16), 281–306. Retrieved from https://teoriayderecho.tirant.com/index.php/teoria-y-derecho/article/view/513

Issue

No. 16 (2014): Mortgage and Housing

Section

Studies