The courtroom as a built environment: On the usefulness of Amos Rapoport’s theoretical framework

Amos Rapoport is one of the pioneers studies on relationship between people and their environments. At same time, analyzing built environment as a factor co-determining human interactions in courtroom tends to be more popular literature. Following this line, paper aims consider whether Rapoport’s theoretical framework (especially its part related non-verbal communication through environment) could fruitfully applied study courtroom, especially shed some light spatial, physical, or architectural aspects (which treated particular environment). This offers very initial, preliminary examination usefulness reference interior. What needs stressed that, rather than focusing given jurisdiction point when elaborating framework, authors try examine general applicability.