Table Of Contents
1. Framing the Research
I. Introduction
II. Law, Visuality and Culture
III. The Three Courts: Law, History and Memory
IV. Visual Justice: Images of Justice in Courts
V. Method of Study
VI. Field Experience
VII. Chapter Plan
VIII. Conclusion
2. The Visual Field of Law
I. Introduction
II. Iconography and Semiotics
III. Relationship between Law and the Image
IV. Images of Justice of the Court and in the Courtroom
V. Judicial Iconography of Courts
VI. Judicial Iconography and the Statue of Justice
VII. Conclusion
3. The Calcutta High Court
I. Introduction
II. History of the Calcutta High Court
III. Establishment of the Calcutta High Court Building
IV. Architecture and Judicial Iconography of the Calcutta High Court
V. Specific Customs Prevalent in the Calcutta High Court
VI. Conclusion
4. The Bombay High Court
I. Introduction
II. History of the Bombay High Court
III. Establishment of the Bombay High Court Building
IV. Layout of the Bombay High Court
V. Judicial Iconography of the Bombay High Court
VI. Conclusion
5. The Madras High Court
I. Introduction
II. History of the Madras High Court
III. Establishment of the Madras High Court Building
IV. Architecture and Judicial Iconography of the Madras High Court
V. Specific Customs Prevalent in the Madras High Court
VI. Conclusion
6. Attributes of Justice
I. Introduction
II. The Name of the High Courts
III. Language
IV. Forms of Addressing the Court
V. Dress
VI. Photography, Video-recording, Live Telecasting and Courtroom Sketches
VII. Ceremony and Ritual in Court Proceedings
VIII. Conclusion
7. Conclusion
I. Law and the Regulation of its Image
II. Access to Justice
III. Law as Heritage
IV. Law, History and Memory
V. Apocryphal Histories and Revised Narratives