Law in Star Trek refers to the legal procedures and processes as seen in the Star Trek fictional universe. A fictional universe is a self-consistent fictional setting with unique background elements such as an imaginary history or geography and possibly fantasy or science In several TV episodes and films since its inception in the 1960s, Star Trek has used fictional legal constraints and consequences as a plot device both as a parable for contemporary society in the real world, and to explore the society and politics of the future. [1]
A discussion of this subject by Paul Joseph and Sharon Carton in the University of Toledo Law Review drew particular attention, since it examined how this fictional set of laws dealt with controversial issues in current American law, such as the right to life and privacy, as well as rights to sexual orientation. Right to life is a phrase that describes the belief that a Human being has an essential Right to live particularly that a human being has the right not to be Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves and thereby reveal themselves selectively Sexual orientation is believed to refer to "an enduring pattern of emotional romantic and/or sexual attractions to men women or both sexes [2] The details and application of these laws, and the ways in which these reflect real-world legal systems were further examined in the books Adventures in Law and Justice: exploring big legal questions in everyday life by Bryan Horrigan and Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice edited by Robert Chaires and Bradley Chilton. The book by Chaires and Chilton highlighted in particular the possibility of applying this comparison between law and a part of popular culture to the teaching of national and international law.
References
- ^ See, e. g. , Michael Stokes Paulsen, CAPTAIN JAMES T. KIRK AND THE ENTERPRISE OF CONSTITUTIONAL INTERPRETATION: SOME MODEST PROPOSALS FROM THE TWENTY-THIRD CENTURY, 59 Alb. L. Rev. 671 (1995); Paul Joseph and Sharon Carton, THE LAW OF THE FEDERATION: IMAGES OF LAW, LAWYERS, AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM IN "STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION", 24 U. Tol. L. Rev. 43 (1992)
- ^ Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice Robert Chaires and Bradley Chilton. p73
Further reading
- Adventures in Law and Justice: exploring big legal questions in everyday life by Bryan Horrigan, Univ. New S. Wales Press 2003, ISBN 0868405728
- Star Trek Visions of Law and Justice by Chaires, Robert (EDT) & Chilton, Bradley (EDT), Texas A & M Univ Pr, ISBN 0966808029, Copyright 10/1/2002
- The Ethics of Star Trek by Judith Barad and Ed Robertson, Harper Perennial (November 27, 2001) ISBN 0060933267
External links
- Starfleet General Orders and Regulations article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
- Judge Advocate General article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki
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