This book examines social aspects of humour relating to the judiciary judicial behaviour and
judicial work across different cultures and eras identifying how traditionally recorded wit
and humorous portrayals of judges reflect social attitudes to the judiciary over time. It
contributes to cultural studies and social science socio-legal studies of both humour and the
role of emotions in the judiciary and in judging. It explores the surprisingly varied
intersections between humour and the judiciary in several legal systems: judges as the target
of humour legal decisions regulating humour the use of humour to manage aspects of judicial
work and courtroom procedure and judicial legal figures and customs featuring in comic and
satiric entertainment through the ages.Delving into the multi-layered connections between the
seriousness of the work of the judiciary on the one hand and the lightness of humour on the
other hand this fascinating collection will be of particular interest to scholars of the legal
system the criminal justice system humour studies and cultural studies.
