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The first image, known as “The Fool Blindfolding Justice” from Sebastian Brant’s Ship of Fools, comes from the 1497 Basel edition and is sometimes...
Rare Books Blog
The image of Justice, a remnant of the Renaissance, has had a remarkable run as a political icon. We can all “read” Justice because we have been...
Foreign and International Blog
Piracy is taking center stage in the legal arena as the international community has seen a spike in the number of attacks in international waters...
Rare Books Blog
How is it that the figure of a woman, draped, holding scales and sword, has been so widely recognized as a symbol of the law for more than 500 years...
Event location: 122 Event time: Wednesday, October 5, 2011 - 6:10pm - 7:00pm Please join Jack Balkin and Visiting Professor Sanford Levinson as they...