Time Off
Welcome to our Time Off section, which we created in order to share with you our favorite cultural works with an underlying theme related to law and justice! Books, theatre, films, exhibitions, and other areas where our legal profession comes into play and resonates with society and philosophy.
You will also find a series of short movies made in collaboration with Artora. Three minute videos to take you where art and the law engage in a dialogue
We hope our new section will inspire interest and debate!
25/05/2023
The Law According to Lidia Poët, on Netflix
“It is not good that women practice law, because it devalues the seriousness of the profession“. Lidia Rules is a six-episode Italian series on Netflix that falls somewhere between historical drama and the crime genre. The series, set in the >
13/04/2023
« Que le Destin Bascule » by Basile de Bure, Flammarion Editions
“Why wasn’t I born under the same star?” sings the group IAM. A question that perfectly illustrates this essay, very nicely written by Basile de Bure, a journalist from the inner city, who for several years has led media education >
24/03/2023
« Le livre de Maître Mô » A book from Jean-Yves Moyart
Jean-Yves Moyart, a criminal lawyer from Lille, became famous under the pseudonym of Maître Mô through the pages of his blog in which he shared extraordinary stories drawn from the practice of his profession. This lover of words relates in >
15/02/2023
« Robert Badinter l’homme juste » by Dominique Missika and Maurice Szafran
The book aims at presenting in a very complete way the life of Robert Badinter, his political, intellectual, professional and moral path. It traces the achievements he has implemented and the challenges he has faced during his incredible journey from >
29/11/2022
Georges Rouault vs the heirs of Ambroise Vollard
Artora and SBL continue their collaboration to take you to where art and law meet. This short video explains this case that opposed the painter Georges Rouault to the heirs of the art dealer Ambroise Vollard. Issued in 1947 by >
10/02/2022
Will Brancusi’s sculpture « The Kiss » remain in the Montparnasse Cemetery?
A three minutes video about the Brancusi’s sculpture named “The Kiss” whose legal status has given rise to many unforeseen developments. >
24/06/2021
Jeff Koons and his controversial acts of artistic appropriation
SBL and Artora offer you a three minute video to take you where art and the law engage in a dialogue. >
26/04/2021
The case of the forged “Mondrian” of the Pompidou Center
SBL and Artora offer you a three minute video to take you where art and the law engage in a dialogue. >
15/03/2021
“The Staircase”, available on My Canal (CANAL +)
“The Staircase” is a 13-episode documentary that plunges us into the heart of the trial of an American writer, Michael Peterson, accused in December 2001 of murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson, who was found dead at the foot of a >