Law and the Image – Conference Report

From 24th to 25th September 2010, a conference was held at the National Library of Sweden in Stockholm with the title “Law and the Image.” It was organized by Prof. Dr. Leif Dahlberg, School of Computer Science and Communication, KTH, Stockholm, Håkan Gustafsson, lecturer, Department of Law, ...Weiterlesen

"The Fate of the Iconic Sign: Taser Video" - by Christina Spiesel, Yale Law School

In her article entitled "The Fate of the Iconic Sign: Taser Video," Christina Spiesel (Yale Law School) explores legal or legally relevant videos. In particular, she focuses critically on videos generated by tasers (electroshock weapons). The author calls them tasercam videos. According to ...Weiterlesen

PENN LAW’S FOURTH ANNUAL VISUAL LEGAL ADVOCACY ROUNDTABLE

PENN LAW’S FOURTH ANNUAL VISUAL LEGAL ADVOCACY ROUNDTABLE

On Friday, October 22, 2010, the PENN LAW’S FOURTH ANNUAL VISUAL LEGAL ADVOCACY ROUNDTABLE will take place at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Its panels will cover the following topics:

Jury Symposium on (Audio-)Visual Evidence

On Friday, 11th June 2010, the International Centre for Comparative Criminological Research at the Open University, Milton Keynes, England, will hold a Jury Symposium on (Audio-)Visual Evidence. 

The following topics will be covered:

  • “Face Mapping” as Evidence in Court (
  • ...Weiterlesen

Scientific Events Relevant to Multisensory Law – The 2010 Rough Cut Video Festival and Clarity 2010

In recent times, more and more conferences and other events with a scientific background cover or include topics relevant to multisensory law and its branches, such as visual and audio-visual law.

Last Monday (April 19, 2010), for instance ...Weiterlesen

Rechtsvisualisierung im Vorfeld einer Abstimmung - Legal Comic zum Bundesgesetz über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge (BVG)

Am 7. März 2010 wird in der Schweiz unter anderem das Bundesgesetz über die berufliche Alters-, Hinterlassenen- und Invalidenvorsorge (BVG) zur Abstimmung kommen. Dabei wird über den Mindestumwandlungssatz der Renten abgestimmt werden. Der Mindestumwandlungssatz dient dazu, die Rente der ...Weiterlesen

Beyond Text in Legal Education

Zenon Bankowski, Maksymilian Del Mar, and Paul Maharg are pleased to invite you to join them in the book project "Beyond Text in Legal Education":

"After an initial positive response from Ashgate, we are currently putting together a more detailed proposal for a two-volume collection of ...Weiterlesen

Audio-Visual Law

Audio-Visual Law (Audiovisuelles Recht) constitutes a branch of Multisensory Law. Most of the key questions that Multisensory Law raises apply mutatis mutandis to Audio-Visual Law:

  1. What does the term "Audio-Visual Law" mean?
  2. What is the subject matter of Audio-
  3. ...Weiterlesen

Munich Conference on Visual, Audio-Visual, and Multisensory Law 2009

Visual Law and Audio-Visual Law are quite well known, at least to a certain audience. Since the term "Multisensory Law" is still relatively unknown, the purpose of my presentation at the Munich Conference on Visual, Audio-Visual, and Multisensory Law 2009 ( ...Weiterlesen