論文開頭的緒言，寫明你要分析的電影標題，並給全文做個綜述。論文第二部分簡要概述這部電影，說明主要故事和人物，內容不需很多，只要情節和主題。第三部分是深度分析，這也是最重要的部分。（論文1）電影和學術文獻中所描述的刑事或民事司法制度的組織和結構；（論文2） 法律專業人士的從業動力（包括所受的限制及機會）；（論文3）電影中描述法律的面貌怎樣改變，或者法律如何造成（或未造成）社會革變。利用電影中的案例支持你的分析，並將論述與課堂閱讀和作業相連。
Your paper should begin with an introduction that clearly states the title of the film you have chosen to analyze and provides an overview of the paper. The second section of the paper should briefly summarize the film so that you explain the central story and the main characters. This need not be long, just the plot and central themes. The third and most important section of the paper involves an in-depth analysis of (paper #1) organization and structure of criminal or civil justice system as portrayed in the film and scholarly literature, (paper #2) the dynamics (constraints and opportunities) of practice for the legal professional, and (paper #3) how the portraits of law vary within the film or the law creates (or fails to create) social change. Be sure to support your analysis with specific examples drawn from the film itself and to link your arguments back to the ideas course readings and assignments.
論文篇幅要求5∼6頁。
所有論文都要標明頁碼！
引文和參考書目請遵照Cuba《社會科學寫作》中的格式。
截止日期以後繳交的論文視作遲交，分數降低一級。
Papers should be 5 to 6 pages in length.
All papers should have page numbers!
Include proper citations and references following the format in Cuba, Writing About Social Science.
Papers submitted after the due date will be considered late and receive a grade reduction.
論文1：刑事司法制度/民事司法制度
Paper #1: The Criminal Justice System/The Civil Justice System
截止日期為第9課的前三天
due 3 days before Lecture #9
(a) 以下面的電影作為基準或者例證，分析在課堂上或者閱讀作業裏討論過的刑事司法制度的某些面向。換句話來說，透過課堂和閱讀作業所提供的資訊，來評鑒電影。
(a) Using one of the following films as data and illustrative examples, write an analysis of some aspect of the criminal justice system discussed in class or in assigned readings. In other words, view the film through the lens of the materials provided in class and in reading assignments.
《法律與秩序》（Law and Order）(Frederick Wiseman的紀錄片)
《田園劫》（Onion Field）（註：導演Harold Becker，1980年。）
《藍色警戒線》（Thin Blue Line）（註：臺灣譯作《正義難伸》。導演Errol Morris。）
《伸張正義》（And Justice for All）（註：臺灣譯作《義勇急先鋒》。）
《犯罪司法》（Criminal Justice）（註：導演Andy Wolk。）
Law and Order (documentary by Frederick Wiseman)
Onion Field
Thin Blue Line
And Justice for All
Criminal Justice
(b) 以下面的電影資料作為基準或者例證，分析在課堂上或者閱讀作業裏討論過的民事司法制度的某些面面。換句話來說，透過課堂和閱讀作業所提供的資訊，來評鑒電影。
(b) Using one of the following films as data and illustrative examples, write an analysis of some aspect of the civil litigation system discussed in class or in assigned readings. In other words, view the film through the lens of the materials provided in class and in reading assignments.
《意外的春天》（Sweet Hereafter）（註：導演Atom Egoyan。）
《法網雄心 》（Class Action）（註：導演Michael Apted。）
《永不妥協 》（Erin Brokovich）（註：導演Steven Soderbergh，主演Julia Roberts。）
Sweet Hereafter
Class Action
Erin Brokovich
論文2：法律一行
Paper #2: The Legal Profession
截止日期為第13課
due in Lecture #13
律師從業怎樣受到其職業組織、職業分層（不同地位，職務和報酬）、和生計的迫使？
How is the practice of lawyering constrained by the organization of work, stratification of the profession (differential status, work, and rewards), and necessities of earning a living?
《造雨人》（Rainmaker）（註：Francis Ford Coppola導演，1997年。有一部1956年的愛情片與此重名。）
《被告》（Accused） (警告：影片中有強姦鏡頭，也許會帶來不愉快的視覺體驗)（註：臺灣譯《控訴》。導演Jonathan Kaplan。主演朱狄福斯特（茱蒂佛斯特）。）
《血網邊緣》（Jagged Edge）（註：港臺譯《刀鋒邊緣》。Richard Marquand導演。）
《桃色血案》（Anatomy of a Murder）（註：導演Otto Preminger。）
《命運的逆轉》（Reversal of Fortune）（註：又名《豪門孽債》。導演Barbet Schroeder。有一部韓國愛情片與此同名。）
《大審判》（The Verdict）（註：導演Sidney Lumet。）
Rainmaker
Accused (Warning: This includes a rape and may be unpleasant to watch)
Jagged Edge
Anatomy of a Murder
Reversal of Fortune
The Verdict
論文3：法治、法律文化與社會變遷
Paper #3: Rule of Law, Legal Culture, Social Change
截止日期為第19課
due in Lecture #19
a) 如電影中展現的，法律怎樣加速或延滯社會的轉變，或者
a) How does law work to foster or impede social change, as illustrated in this film, or
b) Ewick和Silbe認為法治因其複雜性得以持續，意即美國文化代表其多樣化。Ewick和Silbey宣稱，這種多元化由三種陳述方式或者說三種故事來表達：「法律之前」，「與法律為伍」和「對抗法律」。你的任務是探討其中一部電影中，所表現對合法性的社會建構，利用「法律之前」「與法律為伍」和「對抗法律」”的分析類別。
b) Ewick and Silbey suggest that the rule of law is sustained by its complexity, that is, that American culture represents the law in diverse ways. People express this diversity, Ewick and Silbey claim, in terms of three narratives or stories of law they name, "Before the Law," "With the Law," and "Against the Law." Your task is to discuss the social construction of legality in one of these films, using the analytical categories "Before the Law," "With the Law," and "Against the Law".
《風的傳人》（Inherit the Wind）（註：又名《風的遺產》《承受清風》，講述1925年美國一名教師因講授進化論而被指控的真實故事。）
《費城故事》（Philadelphia）
《性書大亨》（The People v. Larry Flint）（註：這是一個比較好的評論http://www.housebook.com.cn/200303/16.htm）
《十二怒漢 》（12 Angry Men）（註：導演Sidney Lumet之處女作。主演Henry Fonda。）
《大審判》（The Verdict）
《胡說八道 》（From the Hip）（註：導演Bob Clark，1987年。）
《勇者無懼 》（Amistad）（註：又名《斷鎖怒潮》。導演Steven Spielberg。主演Morgan Freeman。）
Inherit the Wind
Philadelphia
The People v. Larry Flint
12 Angry Men
The Verdict
From the Hip
Amistad
期末論文
Final Paper
期末論文為前面三篇論文中一篇的修訂版。請與你的教授和寫作助教協商決定選擇哪篇論文和修改的形式。
Your final paper will be a revision of one of the first three papers. The particular paper and forms of revision are to be determined in consultation with your professor and writing fellow.
