THE SUPREME COURT is a four-part documentary series exploring the role of the court throughout American history. From its modest beginnings in the earliest days of the republic to the landmark decision in Marbury v. Madison, and from establishment of the "separate but equal" doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson to its reversal in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court has been integral to the course of events in America's history. THE SUPREME COURT, featuring exclusive interviews with Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, tells the story of this most important of legal and political institutions from its inception to the present day. 　　THE SUPREME COURT originally aired on PBS stations in January and February 2007.

THE SUPREME COURT is a four-part documentary series exploring the role of the court throughout American history. From its modest beginnings in the earliest days of the republic to the landmark decision in Marbury v. Madison, and from establishment of the "separate but equal" doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson to its reversal in Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court has been integral to the course of events in America's history. THE SUPREME COURT, featuring exclusive interviews with Chief Justice John Roberts and retired Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, tells the story of this most important of legal and political institutions from its inception to the present day. 　　THE SUPREME COURT originally aired on PBS stations in January and February 2007.

Kiarostami presents two cases for talking heads to evaluate in terms of morality, rights and responsibilities. Case One: Your son is in class, sitting in the back row. His teacher is writing on the board. A restless student in the back row makes a lot of noise. Not knowing who the culprit is, the teacher makes all the children sitting in the last two rows stay outside of the class until the weekend, unless they tell him who made the noise. After a few days spent outside of the classroom, your son relents and tattles on the boy who made the noise, so he can go back in and continue learning. Was he in the right? Case Two: The other students from the back row wait out the rest of the week outside of the class, before returning. Were they in the right?

Kiarostami presents two cases for talking heads to evaluate in terms of morality, rights and responsibilities. Case One: Your son is in class, sitting in the back row. His teacher is writing on the board. A restless student in the back row makes a lot of noise. Not knowing who the culprit is, the teacher makes all the children sitting in the last two rows stay outside of the class until the weekend, unless they tell him who made the noise. After a few days spent outside of the classroom, your son relents and tattles on the boy who made the noise, so he can go back in and continue learning. Was he in the right? Case Two: The other students from the back row wait out the rest of the week outside of the class, before returning. Were they in the right?

澳大利亚广播公司98年纪录片《最高法院》(The Highest Court)是仅存的一部澳大利亚最高法院授权拍摄的影片，包含大量高院庭审现场和大法官亲身访谈等珍贵材料，记录了他们捍卫法治与司法独立的历程。 　　 　　澳大利亚最高法院由七名大法官组成。

澳大利亚广播公司98年纪录片《最高法院》(The Highest Court)是仅存的一部澳大利亚最高法院授权拍摄的影片，包含大量高院庭审现场和大法官亲身访谈等珍贵材料，记录了他们捍卫法治与司法独立的历程。 　　 　　澳大利亚最高法院由七名大法官组成。

纪录片通过采访英国高等法院12位大法官中的四位——高院院长菲利普斯勋爵、副院长霍普勋爵、大法官柯尔勋爵，以及高院中唯一一位女性黑尔女男爵，揭示大法官是如何工作的，他们与政府之间的斗争，和自身情感的斗争，以及为了做出正确决定而承担的重任。 　　高等法院无权按照自己对于“法律应该如何规定”的理解去判案，而只能依据“法律实际是怎么规定的”来判案。 　　“我们的民主制度保护最基本人权，这些权利属于任何人，无论他们是谁或是从哪里来。”——2004年英国高院副院长霍普勋爵驳回英国政府拘押外籍嫌犯政策的判词。 　　“基本人权有着最根本的重要性。”——高院院长菲利普斯勋爵 　　“我们必须成为一道对抗行政决定的壁垒，特别是当我们发现存在对于基本人权的不可接受的侵犯时。我想这就是高等法院遵循的一条根本原则。对于这一原则如何强调都不过分。不能授予行政当局不受限制的权力。”——高院大法官柯尔勋爵

纪录片通过采访英国高等法院12位大法官中的四位——高院院长菲利普斯勋爵、副院长霍普勋爵、大法官柯尔勋爵，以及高院中唯一一位女性黑尔女男爵，揭示大法官是如何工作的，他们与政府之间的斗争，和自身情感的斗争，以及为了做出正确决定而承担的重任。 　　高等法院无权按照自己对于“法律应该如何规定”的理解去判案，而只能依据“法律实际是怎么规定的”来判案。 　　“我们的民主制度保护最基本人权，这些权利属于任何人，无论他们是谁或是从哪里来。”——2004年英国高院副院长霍普勋爵驳回英国政府拘押外籍嫌犯政策的判词。 　　“基本人权有着最根本的重要性。”——高院院长菲利普斯勋爵 　　“我们必须成为一道对抗行政决定的壁垒，特别是当我们发现存在对于基本人权的不可接受的侵犯时。我想这就是高等法院遵循的一条根本原则。对于这一原则如何强调都不过分。不能授予行政当局不受限制的权力。”——高院大法官柯尔勋爵

An experimental short which combines color footage, a rice commercial, and text from a speed reading book into a film.

An experimental short which combines color footage, a rice commercial, and text from a speed reading book into a film.