Introduction to courtroom ethnography

Courtrooms are sites where both the mundane and the life-changing are deliberated, evaluated and decided upon. Child custody battles, traffic violations, asylum appeals, contractual disputes, war crimes, climate actions, murder, defamation, even pigeon-related damage claims, all are handled in court...

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Authors: Klosterkamp, Sarah 1987- (Author) ; Flower, Lisa (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Courtroom ethnography
Year: 2023, Pages: 1-13
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