Learning Law Through Movies
Last edited: 2026-08-25
This book is a groundbreaking collaboration between the educational and legal sectors.
Through years of promoting legal education, the Judicial Reform Foundation has deeply realized that effectively rooting the spirit of the rule of law and human rights in Taiwan requires close cooperation between the educational and legal fields, the development of more teaching materials and methods, and greater dedication to daily teaching activities. Relying solely on either educators or legal professionals without frequent interaction and communication between the two would ultimately make the project of legal education half as effective with twice the effort; thus, this book was born.
This book introduces eight films, mostly depicting criminal cases or major human rights violations. Written by current educators with legal assistance from JRF lawyers, the book aims to introduce Taiwan's legal system to front-line teachers, impart legal and human rights concepts by analyzing the legal ideas in the films and providing related activities, and offer relatable teaching materials for current or future educators, youth workers, and parents to guide young students into a different world of legal education.
Table of Contents
- Chapter 1
- Sleepers
- Chapter 2
- Philadelphia
- Chapter 3
- The Hurricane
- Chapter 4
- Dead Man Walking
- Chapter 5
- An Unfinished Life
- Chapter 6
- Enemy of the State
- Chapter 7
- Erin Brockovich
- Chapter 8
- Judgment at Nuremberg
Co-authors of the Text
- Hung Ting-yao
- Hsu Jen-hao
- Liu Li-yuan
- Kao Yung-cheng
- Yeh Sang-ju
- Huang Hsu-tian
- Fu Yu-chang
- Chang Tse-ping
- Tsai Yueh-fang
- Chen Wan-jung
- Wang Shih-szu
- Hsiung Mei-hui
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