While the connections between the theatre and the courtroom have been much studied, the same cannot be said about the interactions between theatre and the court decision. However, the influence of theatre in the aesthetics of decisions is very palpable in Canadian law. Moreover, the theatre contributes in various ways to legal reflection, either by serving as a pedagogical support for the understanding of the rule, or by serving as an expressive support for the magistrates, or by serving as a justifying support for the exercise of power, be it discretionary or as a rhetorical tool. The versatility of theatrics suggests that the training of the jurist is not complete until he has a theatrical culture.