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