Truth: an elusive trait in literary trials and in the movies

Authors

  • Lorenzo Zolezzi Ibárcena Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

    Doctor en Derecho. Profesor Principal del Departamento de Derecho de la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP). Exdecano de la Facultad de Derecho de la PUCP. Miembro de Número y Expresidente de la Academia Peruana de Derecho. Académico Honorario de la Real Academia de Jurisprudencia y Legislación de Granada, Académico Miembro Correspondiente de la Academia Gallega de Jurisprudencia y Legislación. Ha recibido la máxima condecoración del Colegio de Abogados de Lima: la medalla Vicente Morales y Duárez. Actualmente dicta el curso Derecho y Literatura. Contacto: lzolezz@pucp.edu.pe

Keywords:

Trial, Truth, Legitimacy, Facts, Lawyers, Strategy, Social conditions, Movies, Literature

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to present eight ways by which it is not possible to find out the truth that lies behind different trials. The cases have been taken from Literature and the movies, as far as these express the legal culture of the population and of the legal actors. Truth is elusive, even though the trial needs social legitimacy and it is obtained the closer to the facts, or the truth, is the outcome of the trial.

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Published

2020-07-23

How to Cite

Zolezzi Ibárcena, L. (2020). Truth: an elusive trait in literary trials and in the movies. Derecho & Sociedad, 2(54), 357–368. Retrieved from https://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/derechoysociedad/article/view/22451

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Misceláneas