Harry Potter and the Law

by Franklin G. Snyder

This volume considers the depiction of law and legal institutions in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter novels. It contains more than twenty chapters by legal academics from the U.S. and abroad. The chapters are organized in five sections: Legal Traditions and Institutions, Crimes and Punishments, Harry Potter and Identity, the Wizard Economy, and Harry Potter as an Archetype. Some chapters analyze the way law and legal institutions are portrayed, and what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594606455
• ISBN13: 9781594606458
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.