Subjects:

General Interest

Contents:

Introduction

Where Few Scholars Have Gone Before

Section 1: Star Trek and the Law

Law Justice and Star Trek

The Law of the Federation

The Intersteller Relations of the Federation

Legal Development

Section 2: Star Trek and Justice

Where No Women Have Gone Before

Visions of Corrections in Star Trek

Crime and Repentance

The Understanding of Evil

What Color is an Android

Section 3: Star Trek and the Future

Star Trek as a Pedagogical Vehicle for Teaching

Four Visions of the Centuries Ahead

Star Trek and Stare Decisis

Utopia vs Dystopia

Star Trek: Visions of Law and Justice weds popular media with academic inquiry, by illustrating the connection between the future world of Star Trek and today's American and international legal systems. Editors Robert H. Chaires and Bradley Chilton collect fourteen articles exploring issues of the legal system, international law, corrections, justice, and equality.

Scholars in law, political science, criminal justice, sociology, education, and public administration provide a truly interdisciplinary perspective on the Star Trek universe and how it relates to the real world of law and justice today. Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice is for anyone interested in what the future holds for the American justice system and for fans of Star Trek worldwide. It makes an ideal text to teach students interdisciplinary academic concepts using a familiar, popular media phenomenon.