The Boundaries of Meaning and the Formation of Law : Legal Concepts and Reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese Traditions / Sharron Gu.
2006
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Author
Title
The Boundaries of Meaning and the Formation of Law : Legal Concepts and Reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese Traditions / Sharron Gu.
Imprint
Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, [2006]
Copyright
©2006
Description
1 online resource (322 p.)
Formatted Contents Note
Front Matter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The History of the Language and Transmission of Legal Concepts: Concrete and Abstract Rights in Medieval England, China, and the Middle East
The Conceptualization and Transmission of Abstract Rights: The Romanization of English Law
The Elaboration of Absolute, Concrete, yet Fluid Rights: The Islamization of Arabic Law
The Formation of Concrete, Specific, yet Conflicting Rights: The Moralization of Chinese Law
Legal Language, Reasoning, and the Structure of Legislation: The Authority of Words and the Words of Authority in English, Chinese, and Islamic Law
The Boundaries of Meaning, Linear Reasoning, and the Separation of Powers: The Authority of Words in English Law
Fluid Meaning, Correlative Reasoning, and Diverse Jurisprudence: The Words of Interpretive Authority in Islamic Law
Boundless Meaning, Multidimensional Reasoning, and Boundless Power: The Words of Legislative Authority in Chinese Law
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
The History of the Language and Transmission of Legal Concepts: Concrete and Abstract Rights in Medieval England, China, and the Middle East
The Conceptualization and Transmission of Abstract Rights: The Romanization of English Law
The Elaboration of Absolute, Concrete, yet Fluid Rights: The Islamization of Arabic Law
The Formation of Concrete, Specific, yet Conflicting Rights: The Moralization of Chinese Law
Legal Language, Reasoning, and the Structure of Legislation: The Authority of Words and the Words of Authority in English, Chinese, and Islamic Law
The Boundaries of Meaning, Linear Reasoning, and the Separation of Powers: The Authority of Words in English Law
Fluid Meaning, Correlative Reasoning, and Diverse Jurisprudence: The Words of Interpretive Authority in Islamic Law
Boundless Meaning, Multidimensional Reasoning, and Boundless Power: The Words of Legislative Authority in Chinese Law
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Summary
Gu's original perspective on legal history challenges established theories of law based on political science, sociology, and philosophy. She argues that language at a specific time and place determines how the law works in each culture. As each language accumulates too many meanings and connotations, the law becomes inflated by rulings, interpretations, and codified cases that overlap and contradict one another.
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In English.
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