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Gu, Sharron.

The boundaries of meaning and the formation of law : legal concepts and reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese traditions / Sharron Gu. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006. - xxi, 293 pages ; 24 cm

Limited edition of 450 copies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-281) and index.

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 -- 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.

ISBN: 0773528784 9780773528789

LCCN: 2006287662

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA640590 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 20059070196 013447832 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Law--Language.
Semantics (Law)
Law--History.--Great Britain
Islamic law--History.
Law--History.--China
Droit--Chine--Histoire.
Droit--Grande-Bretagne--Histoire.
Droit--Langage.
Droit islamique--Histoire.
Sémantique (Droit)
Droit--Langage.
Sémantique (Droit)
Droit--Histoire.--Grande-Bretagne
Droit islamique--Histoire.
Droit--Histoire.--Chine
Islamic law.
Law.
Law--Language.
Semantics (Law)
Recht.
Taal.
Rechtsvorming.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China.
Great Britain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: K237 / .G8 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 340/.14