Learning Module: Violence and Legal Stories

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One of the functions of legal jargon is to mask the narrative function of rules, the stories that they tell about us, our society, our shared values. Choked in legalese these rules can sometimes appear objective but are more likely to seem archaic, inaccessible and disconnected from everyday life. This exercise tries to get students to think about the social context of rules and the values they embody.