Interpretation, Law and the Construction of Meaning

Collected Papers on Legal Interpretation in Theory, Adjudication and Political Practice
Herausgegeben:Wagner, Anne; Werner, Wouter; Cao, Deborah

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Legal semiotics emphasizes the contingency and fluidity of legal concepts and stresses the existence of overlapping, competing and coexisting legal discourses. In response to new problems, changing power structures, changing societal norms and new faces of injustice established doctrines are reconsidered, reformulated and partly replaced by competing doctrines and hypotheses. Given the relative indeterminacy of law, it is no surprise that the problem of interpretation has always been one of the focal points of attention for legal semiotics. Who has the power to define words and concepts? Who can successfully assume the power to speak on behalf of the legal community? Which methods are used to justify the power to define?

This book discusses the questions mentioned above from three, related perspectives:

-Legal theory (Part I).
-Judicial reasoning (Part II).
-Application of law in politics and diplomatic practice (Part III).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer Netherlands
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-90-481-7338-9
• Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2007
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 377g
• ISBN-13: 9789048173389
• ISBN-10: 9048173388
• Artikelnr.: 32108561

Inhaltsangabe

Legal Theory.- Law as Fact, Law as Fiction.- Lexical Indeterminacy.- Topical Jurisprudence.- Legal Speech Acts as Intersubjective Communicative Action.- Judicial Reasoning.- Who needs Fact when you've got Narrative? The Case of P,C&S vs. United Kingdom.- Taking Facts Seriously.- Transforming Ambiguity into Vagueness in Legal Interpretation.- Application of Law in Political Practice.- The Inclusive/Exclusive Nation.- Global Values and Floating Borders in the Brazilian Amazon.- Landmarks for Aboriginal Law in Australia.

Rezensionen

"Combining theoretical inspiration with a keen interest in case law, this volume will appeal to scholars and students of legal theory, jurisprudence, legal anthropology, postcolonial studies, indeed to anyone who's interested in problems of interpretation in legal and political theory and practice. It should also come in very handy in the classroom." Ronnie Lippens, Professor of Criminology, Keele University