Performativité du droit. Efficacité de la littérature et de l image

Abstract

French literature seems to have abandoned the field of fiction to turn to investigation and testimony. Legal narratives are an important part of this, and the role of these narratives and movies in our perception of law might not be underestimated. There are several ways of conceiving the relationship between law and literature (or cinema). Literature and cinema embody the characters of a trial. To a certain extend, they also impose their interpretation of the facts. Finally, some trials have become symbols through literature and cinema; thus, the writer has sometimes the power to shape our conception of justice.