Diversity and tolerance in socio-legal contexts : explorations in the semiotics of law / edited by Anne Wagner, Vijay K. Bhatia.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wagner, Anne, 1968-

Bhatia, V. K. (Vijay Kumar), 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Semiotics (Law).

Law--Language.

Law--Philosophy.

Semantics (Law).

Toleration.

Cultural pluralism.

Discourse analysis--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

xviii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2009]

Contents:

Tolerance, pluralism and 'fighting faiths' : seeking the sources of US Constitutional meaning / Frederick P. Lewis

When the law speaks : acts of intolerance, threats to group-identity, and confidence in law and rights / Ira L. Strauber

Mediated semiosis in the courtroom : non-verbal communicators and the usefulness of audio video technology as a tool by which to oversee justice / Isabell Petrinic

The Roma way / István H. Szilágyi

'Une certaine idée de l'homme, une certaine idée de la France' : the rhetorical construction of tolerance in French political discourse / Pamela Hobbs

Shifts in the concept of war : new war terminology and its legal consequences / Hanneke van Schooten

Branding Barcelona : semiotic considerations in contemporary sovereignty / John Brigham

Legality beyond the scope of policy / Sarah Marusek

On sight/on site : visuality in Native title claims : can we even speak? / Tracey Summerfield and Alec McHoul

Race, class and the Supreme Court : Rodriguez v. San Antonio Independent School District (1973) / William Pencak

Legal terms across communities : divergence behind convergence in law / Le Cheng, King Kui Sin

Women as legal subjects and objects in contemporary China / Deborah Cao.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-241) and index.

ISBN:

9780754673866

0754673863

OCLC:

244440385