Star Trek Visions of Law and JusticeRobert H. Chaires, Bradley Stewart Chilton Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice weds popular media with academic inquiry, by illustrating the connection between the future world of Star Trek and today's American and international legal system. Editors Robert H. Chaires and Bradley Chilton collect fourteen articles exploring issues of the legal system, international law, corrections, justice, and equality. Scholars in law, political science, criminal justice, sociology, education, and public administration provide a truly interdisciplinary perspective on the Star Trek universe and how it relates to the real world of law and justice today. Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice is for anyone interested in what the future holds for the American justice system and for fans of Star Trek worldwide. It makes an ideal text to teach students interdisciplinary academic concepts using a familiar, popular media phenomenon. |
Contents
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International Law and Star Trek The Next Generation | 73 |
Captain James T Kirk and the Enterprise of Constitutional Interpretation | 114 |
Star Trek and Justice | 134 |
Feminist Perspectives On Star Trek | 136 |
Something Old Nothing New | 160 |
A Joint Quest for Criminology and Theology | 203 |
Some Reflections on Race and Intelligence in Star Trek | 219 |
Star Trek and the Future | 234 |
Star Trek as a Pedagogical Vehicle for Teaching Law and Justice | 236 |
Will it be Star Trek Ecotopia Big Government or Mad Max? | 246 |
Legal Reasoning and Information Technology | 255 |
The Quantum Mechanics of Star Trek | 266 |
Justice Administration and the Moral Self in a New Age | 174 |
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