Recently came across
thishumanwrites.co.uk
and
thishumanwrites.co.uk
which seem to have AH-vibes.
2 short pieces of fiction in the form of legal advice / decisions... the laws and people are fictitious. As I enjoy reading real OTL legal advice and decisions for fun, I am unsurprised at enjoying these.
I suspect they are intended to be dystopic or as "warnings" rather than AH. The Advice might be more FH than AH (depressingly so), but I could probably think of a plausible POD for The Appellant (eugenics less discredited by association with the Nazis, perhaps).
Reminds me a bit of Un-Fascist Britain, as discussed back in the days of Soc.history.what-if (showing my age, there!)... ("Clearly the British Government isn't Fascist, as it is British. And if Sir continues to suggest otherwise, I am afraid I will have to consider Sir to be Unwell, as defined by the Mental Health Act.")
Given the structure of these sorts of legal documents, which often try to summarise a lengthy history of the case, and often discuss other related and historical cases, I am surprised more AH doesn't use them as "sources". On the other hand, possibly people-other-than-me wouldn't enjoy the format as much as I do...
The Advice
All of the characters and all of the ‘laws’ in this story are entirely fictional. REX v DAVID WARD ADVICE ON EVIDENCE 1. I am instructed by the Crown to advise on the case against David…
thishumanwrites.co.uk
and
The Appellant
In November, Litro magazine published ‘The Appellant’, a short story I wrote in the form of a legal judgment. You can read it here. Latest Posts Follow Me Get new content delivered dire…
thishumanwrites.co.uk
which seem to have AH-vibes.
2 short pieces of fiction in the form of legal advice / decisions... the laws and people are fictitious. As I enjoy reading real OTL legal advice and decisions for fun, I am unsurprised at enjoying these.
I suspect they are intended to be dystopic or as "warnings" rather than AH. The Advice might be more FH than AH (depressingly so), but I could probably think of a plausible POD for The Appellant (eugenics less discredited by association with the Nazis, perhaps).
Reminds me a bit of Un-Fascist Britain, as discussed back in the days of Soc.history.what-if (showing my age, there!)... ("Clearly the British Government isn't Fascist, as it is British. And if Sir continues to suggest otherwise, I am afraid I will have to consider Sir to be Unwell, as defined by the Mental Health Act.")
Given the structure of these sorts of legal documents, which often try to summarise a lengthy history of the case, and often discuss other related and historical cases, I am surprised more AH doesn't use them as "sources". On the other hand, possibly people-other-than-me wouldn't enjoy the format as much as I do...