TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gu,Sharron
TI  - The boundaries of meaning and the formation of law: legal concepts and reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese traditions 
SN  - 0773528784
AV  - K237 .G8 2006
U1  - 340/.14 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Montreal
PB  - McGill-Queen's University Press
KW  - Law
KW  - Language
KW  - Semantics (Law)
KW  - Great Britain
KW  - History
KW  - Islamic law
KW  - China
KW  - Droit
KW  - Chine
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Grande-Bretagne
KW  - Langage
KW  - Droit islamique
KW  - Sémantique (Droit)
KW  - fast
KW  - Recht
KW  - gtt
KW  - Taal
KW  - Rechtsvorming
N1  - 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
ER  -