From the rules on curses without forgiveness, to the strongly discriminatory ones against house-elves and half-bloods, the narrative of "magical law" in the film adaptation of the Harry Potter saga represents an extremely important profile. This contribution examines some of the most emblematic manifestations of law in the films of the lightning-scarred wizard: through the analysis of the structure and functioning of the Ministry of Magic, the court system and the ex- isting guarantees of fundamental rights, what emerges is a representation of law far removed from the principles and freedoms proper to Muggle constitutionalism in stabilized democracies.

La narrazione del diritto nella saga cinematografica di Harry Potter / G. Formici - In: La rappresentazione delle tradizioni giuridiche nella pop culture : Narrazione e percezione del giuridico tra immagini statiche e immagini dinamiche / [a cura di] A. Ligustro, R. Tarchi, G.M. Ruotolo, G. Martinico. - [s.l] : Editoriale Scientifica, 2023. - ISBN 979-12-5976-755-4. - pp. 519-534 (( convegno . Atti del I seminario annuale dell’Associazione di Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo.

La narrazione del diritto nella saga cinematografica di Harry Potter

G. Formici
2023

Abstract

From the rules on curses without forgiveness, to the strongly discriminatory ones against house-elves and half-bloods, the narrative of "magical law" in the film adaptation of the Harry Potter saga represents an extremely important profile. This contribution examines some of the most emblematic manifestations of law in the films of the lightning-scarred wizard: through the analysis of the structure and functioning of the Ministry of Magic, the court system and the ex- isting guarantees of fundamental rights, what emerges is a representation of law far removed from the principles and freedoms proper to Muggle constitutionalism in stabilized democracies.
Harry Potter; ministry of magic; fundamental rights constitutionalism; separation of powers
Settore IUS/21 - Diritto Pubblico Comparato
2023
Book Part (author)
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Formici - Harry Potter.pdf

accesso riservato

Tipologia: Publisher's version/PDF
Dimensione 1.64 MB
Formato Adobe PDF
1.64 MB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri   Richiedi una copia
Pubblicazioni consigliate

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/2434/1018422
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? ND
  • Scopus ND
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? ND
social impact