A lawyer who really wants to be understood by his clients no longer uses Jip and Janneke language, but Suske en Wiske drawings. South African lawyer Robert de Rooy came up with comic strips for illiterate compatriots, and is working on a wider application of these comic contracts – READ MORE
Just over a year ago, we were part of an amazing project with the Sustainability Institute. Their primary school, Lynedoch Children’s House was in need of way to improve the relationship between the school and their students’ parents. We recently received some amazing feedback after a year of using these contracts. You can also find the contract that we created in our examples section.
Check out the full report: LCH Comic Contracts Feedback Report[3]
A research group at Tampere University is developing ways to transform social welfare documents into comics. The aim is to create legally binding comic-style documents. They have inspired their work from some of ours. Lack of clarity stops people from exercising their rights. This research project explores the possibility of using comic contracts in nordic countries through a pilot document on the supervised exchange of children. READ MORE
During National Pro Bono Week, access to justice should be at the centre of the agenda. Access has to mean openness that ensures more people are able to understand and secure their legal rights. It goes to the root of pro bono, stemming from the Latin pro bono publico: for the public good. And the public need to know what the law is, and how they can determine their entitlements, so that power cannot be exercised in an arbitrary way. That is the rule of law. READ MORE
The Russian culture minister’s dismissal of comic books as “for those who can’t read well” has sparked a backlash from fans but also boosted sales of the genre, according to one publisher. The minister, Vladimir Medinsky, told an audience at the Moscow international book fair that comics are “like chewing gum, it’s not food”. “Comic books are aimed at children who are only learning to read,” he added. “I think it’s pathetic for adults to read comic books.” READ MORE