The boundaries of meaning and the formation of law : legal concepts and reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese traditions / Sharron Gu.
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TextPublisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2006Description: xxi, 293 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0773528784; 9780773528789Subject(s): Law -- Language | Semantics (Law) | Law -- Great Britain -- History | Islamic law -- History | Law -- China -- History | Droit -- Chine -- Histoire | Droit -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire | Droit -- Langage | Droit islamique -- Histoire | Sémantique (Droit) | Droit -- Langage | Sémantique (Droit) | Droit -- Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire | Droit islamique -- Histoire | Droit -- Chine -- Histoire | Islamic law | Law | Law -- Language | Semantics (Law) | China | Great Britain | Recht | Taal | RechtsvormingGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 340/.14 LOC classification: K237 | .G8 2006Other classification: 86.03 | K100 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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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.
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