Law and Language: Effective Symbols of Community

ISBN-13: 9781316619339 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 222 str.

Harold J. Berman; John Witte Jr; Tibor Varady

Opis

Berman's long-lost tract shows how properly negotiated, translated and formalised legal language is essential to fostering peace and common understanding.

Recenzje

'… makes a provocative contribution to the more recently established movement known as 'law and language'.' International Journal for the Semiotics of Law

Spis treści

Introduction John Witte, Jr and Christopher J. Manzer; 1. Language as an effective symbol of community; 2. The language of law; 3. The growth of legal language; 4. The development of national legal languages; 5. The development of American law and legal language; 6. Conclusion: can communication build one world?; Afterword: law and language - from Babel to Pentecost Tibor Várady.