【文學賞析】Vera Drake天使薇拉卓克、Dead Man Walking越過死亡線、The Hours時時刻刻、Mona Lisa Smile蒙娜麗莎的微笑、Awakenings睡人、Patch Adams心靈點滴、I am Sam他不笨他是我爸爸。

【圓桌論壇】
一、從Vera Drake與Dead Man Walking兩部電影，我們看到什麼樣的「正義」（justice）或「不正義」（injustice）？在決定一個生命應該開始或必須結束之時，「正義」與「不正義」的判斷標準在哪裡？
二、從The Hours及Mona Lisa Smile兩部電影去思考：Virginia Woolf所說「To look at life in the face, to know it, to love it for what it is, then to put it away」並且反省如果「Art is art until someone says it」，是否也有可能「Life is life until someone says it」，而那個someone正是「法律人」？
三、從Awakenings及Patch Adams兩部電影去省思：一個人要能成為「如人一般的」（human）「存在體」（being），最重要的是什麼？法律人如何能定義或評斷一個生命的「存在價值」？
四、在電影I am Sam中，女律師對Sam說「I am afraid I’m getting more from this relationship than I can give」。一位常勝的傑出女律師竟然說：她可以從一個「自閉而且智障」的當事人身上得到的，比她可以給予他的還多？！從這部電影、這句話，法律人可以得到什麼樣的啟發或反省？
五、法律人如何思考或重新思考「生命」與「專業權威」間的關係？對於生命的規訓與制約，是該順從「人性」，或該恪遵「法理」？

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[Literary/Film Appreciation]
Vera Drake, Dead Man Walking, The Hours, Mona Lisa Smile, Awakenings, Patch Adams, I Am Sam

[Roundtable Discussion]
From the films Vera Drake and Dead Man Walking, what forms of "justice" or "injustice" do we witness? When deciding whether a life should begin or must end, what are the standards by which we judge "justice" or "injustice"?

Reflecting on The Hours and Mona Lisa Smile: Virginia Woolf once said, “To look at life in the face, to know it, to love it for what it is, then to put it away.” If “Art is art until someone says it,” could it also be that “Life is life until someone says it”—and could that someone be the "legal professional"?

From Awakenings and Patch Adams, consider: What is essential for a person to be a truly "human being"? How can legal professionals define or evaluate the "existential value" of a life?

In I Am Sam, the female lawyer tells Sam, “I am afraid I’m getting more from this relationship than I can give.” How could a successful and outstanding lawyer admit that she is receiving more from her autistic and intellectually disabled client than she is able to give? What inspiration or reflection does this line—and this film—offer to legal professionals?

How should legal professionals think—or rethink—the relationship between “life” and “professional authority”? When it comes to disciplining or regulating life, should one follow “humanity” or adhere strictly to “legal principles”?

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