«the Law» vs. «the People» Twelfth Round Table on Law and Semiotics |
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| Editor:
| Pencak, William A.
Lindgren, J. Ralph
Kevelson, Roberta
Yood, Charles N. |
| Series title: | Semiotics and the Human Sciences Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-4053-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $118.50 |
Book Description:
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Does the law act for or against «the people»? Who are «the people»? This collection of essays by philosophers, historians, legal scholars, and others examines these questions in historical perspective; in law and literature; in contemporary, advanced, and developing societies; and with respect to gender and economics. What «the law» does and ought to represent is viewed semiotically as a problem admitting of no definitive answer.
Does the law act for or against «the people»? Who are «the people»? This collection of essays by philosophers, historians, legal scholars, and others examines these questions in historical perspective; in law and literature; in contemporary, advanced, and developing societies; and with respect to gender and economics. What «the law» does and ought to represent is viewed semiotically as a problem admitting of no definitive answer.