Gu, Sharron. <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/> Limited edition of 450 copies. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-281) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0773528784 9780773528789 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006287662 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA640590  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>20059070196 013447832  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--Language.<br/>Semantics (Law)<br/>Law--History.--Great Britain<br/>Islamic law--History.<br/>Law--History.--China<br/>Droit--Chine--Histoire.<br/>Droit--Grande-Bretagne--Histoire.<br/>Droit--Langage.<br/>Droit islamique--Histoire.<br/>Sémantique (Droit)<br/>Droit--Langage.<br/>Sémantique (Droit)<br/>Droit--Histoire.--Grande-Bretagne<br/>Droit islamique--Histoire.<br/>Droit--Histoire.--Chine<br/>Islamic law.<br/>Law.<br/>Law--Language.<br/>Semantics (Law)<br/>Recht.<br/>Taal.<br/>Rechtsvorming.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China.<br/>Great Britain.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>K237  / .G8 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>340/.14