A critique of the construction of both fact and law in the adversary process of the courtroom, based on theories of narrative typification as developed by lawyers, psychologists and semioticians. It challenges conventional views of truth and logic and directs attention to the narratives of the courtrooom behaviour of lawyers themselves. It concludes with a discussion of the relationship of such theories to critical legal studies.

Law, Fact, and Narrative Coherence (Legal Semiotics Monographs)

Jackson, Bernard S.

Deborah Charles Publications

The purpose of this collection is to offer the English-speaking public a selection of writings by the Italian analytical school of legal philosophy and general theory of law. The essays presented are all written by Italian authors who have been deeply influenced by the exceptional figure of Norberto Bobbio, spiritual guide of the school and a philosopher deeply engaged in Italian scientific and political life. The essays were not chosen for having a similar or connected subject. On the contrary, they were selected in order to offer a cross section, as representative as possible, of this philosophical approach. In this way we can see, through the writings of its most prominent advocates, just how vast are the interests, and how varied are the ways of understanding and practicing analytical philosophy, present in Italian legal culture today.

Law and Language (Legal Semiotics Monographs)

Anna Pintore (Editor), et al

Making Sense in Law: Linguistic, Psychological and Semiotic Perspectives (Oxbow Monographs)

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Making sense in law: Linguistic, psychological, and semiotic perspectives (Legal semiotics monographs)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bernard S. Jackson

Psychology & Counseling

This textbook reviews both traditional and radical approaches to legal theory, with emphasis on the accounts which legal theorists have given of law as a particular form of meaning. It offers an accessible account of contemporary jurisprudence, in its relationship to linguistics, psychology and semiotics.

Making Sense in Jurisprudence (Legal Semiotics Monographs)

Law and power: Critical and socio-legal essays (Legal semiotics monographs)

Kaarlo Tuori

Zenon Bankowski

Jyrki Uusitalo

This volume presents a model which sets out in linguistic terms the process by which court decisions on equitable remedies (injunctions and specific performance) are reached. The process is explained in terms of the distinction between the perfective and imperfective aspects, which in European languages involves mainly the verb phrase. Justification for such an approach is based on the Whorfian hypothesis, which states that to a certain extent language determines thought. The hypothesis is applied to the origins of the remedies, and the development of the aspectual system in Middle English. With case studies of American and English cases from both the 15th century and modern period, the book should be of interest to both legal historians and students of the linguistics of law.

A Tale of Two Remedies: Equity, Verb Aspect and the Whorfian Hypothesis (Legal Semiotics Monographs)

Dennis Kurzon

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