Abstract
This article explores how theatre, particularly forum theatre, may be used as a means of testing new legislation. This article documents a workshop involving a theatricalised bilingual Tribunal and uses this as a case study of how theatre may be used to explore the implications of new legislation in order to gain an understanding of its potential problems and weaknesses. The article concludes by exploring other ways in which theatre may be used to explore new legislation
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 298-308 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Law Teacher |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 29 Jan 2019 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 03 Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- legislation
- Welsh language
- tribunal
- fair trial
- verbatim theatre
- interpretation
- Verbatim theatre
- Legislation
- Tribunal
- Interpretation
- Fair trial
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Catrin Fflur Huws
- Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Aberystwyth Law School - Senior Lecturer
Person: Teaching And Research