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The boundaries of meaning and the formation of law : legal concepts and reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese traditions /
Different legal systems share some basic developmental tendencies that are rooted in the historical evolution of language and culture. In this comparative history of English common law, Islamic law, and Chinese imperialist law Sharron Gu describes the formation of three diverse legal systems in term...
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2006.
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Table of Contents:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The History of the Language and Transmission of Legal Concepts: Concrete and Abstract Rights in Medieval England, China, and the Middle East
- 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
- Legal Language, Reasoning, and the Structure of Legislation: The Authority of Words and the Words of Authority in English, Chinese, and Islamic LawThe 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
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index