Overview
- Presents new approaches to the conception of semiotics in legal and political theory
- Reviews the sign-character of law and its relation to the individual and the state
- Evaluates hermeneutics in legal texts and contexts
- Evidences an urgent call for new research on sign and signification in law
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: SpringerBriefs in Law (BRIEFSLAW)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Why
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Appendices
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About this book
This engaging book examines the origins and first effects of the concept ‘legal semiotics’, focusing on the inventor of the term, Roberta Kevelson (1931-1998). It highlights the importance of her ideas and works which have contributed to legal theory, legal interpretation and philosophy of language.
Kevelson’s work is particularly relevant today, in our world of global electronic communication networks which rely so much on language, signs, signals and shortcuts. Kevelson could not have foreseen the 21st century, yet the story of her work and influence deserves more attention as it is key to our understanding of modern legal discourse and why law fascinates and is accepted in modern society. The authors draw on Kevelson’s hitherto unknown Office Papers and Notes, and a biographical examination points to key influences in her work such as the early feminist movements of the US East Coast, the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce and the semiotics of Thomas Sebeok. This formsthe basis for a more encompassing research of Kevelson’s position, work and philosophical background, which the authors call for.
A quick and enlightening read, this book interests a wide range of readers with an interest in legal history and the fields which Kevelson both drew on and influenced, including lawyers, students and scholars.
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Jan M. BROEKMAN is Emeritus Dean and Professor of Law at the KULeuven Law Faculty, Belgium, as well as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at Penn State Law, USA. Research interests in EULaw, Legal Theory, Semiotics and Contemporary Philosophy.
Frank FLEERACKERS is Professor of Law at the KULeuven Law Faculty, Belgium, former Dean of the KU Brussels Law faculty, Belgium, and Visiting Scholar at Harvard Law School and Massachusetts Insitute of Technology, Cambridge, USA. Research interests in Conflict Analysis, Legal Theory and Semiotics.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Legal Signs Fascinate
Book Subtitle: Kevelson's Research on Semiotics
Authors: Jan M. Broekman, Frank Fleerackers
Series Title: SpringerBriefs in Law
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69520-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Author(s) 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-69519-8Published: 02 November 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-69520-4Published: 24 October 2017
Series ISSN: 2192-855X
Series E-ISSN: 2192-8568
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 74
Topics: Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Semiotics, Philosophy of Law, Philosophy of Language, Self and Identity