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Record Nr.

UNINA9910466335503321

Autore

Cao Deborah <1962-, >

Titolo

Chinese law : a language perspective  Shuo fa / / Deborah Cao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-26041-7

1-351-95197-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (236 pages)

Disciplina

349.51

Soggetti

Law - China - Language

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2004 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. What the Chinese said about law -- 3. Fazhi as rule of/by law -- 4. 'Ought to' as a legal performative -- 5. Right talk in Chinese -- 6. Chinese law and imprecise language -- 7. Doing things with words in the constitution -- 8. Lawmaking as a communicative act -- 9. Translating law over space and time -- 10. Last words.