Diversity and tolerance in socio-legal contexts : explorations in the semiotics of law / / edited by Anne Wagner, Vijay K. Bhatia

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969718903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009
• ISBN: 1-315-57770-4; 1-317-14923-8; 1-317-14922-X; 1-282-09185-9; 9786612091858; 0-7546-9683-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (269 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): WagnerAnne <1968->; BhatiaV. K <1942-> (Vijay Kumar)
• Disciplina: 340.14; 340/.14
• Soggetti: Semiotics (Law); Law - Language; Law - Philosophy; Semantics (Law); Toleration; Cultural pluralism; Discourse analysis - Social aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-241) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Table of Cases; Lists of Conventions, Legislation and Rules; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Introduction: The International Dual Nature of Law: Tolerance and Diversity; Part I The Semiotic Foundation of Diversity and Tolerance; 1 Tolerance, Pluralism and 'Fighting Faiths': Seeking the Sources of US Constitutional Meaning; 2 'When the Law Speaks': Acts of Intolerance, Threats to Group-Identity, and Confidence in Law and Rights; 3 Mediated Semiosis in the Courtroom: Non-Verbal Communicators and the Usefulness of Audio Video Technology as a Tool by which to ; Oversee Justice 4 The Roma Way; 5 'Une Certaine Idée de l'Homme, une Certaine Idée de la France': the Rhetorical Construction of Tolerance in French Political Discourse; 6 Shifts in the Concept of War: New War Terminology and its Legal Consequences; Part II Case Analyses of Diversity and Tolerance; 7 Branding Barcelona: Semiotic Considerations in Contemporary Sovereignty; 8 Legality beyond the Scope of Policy; 9 On Sight/On Site: Visuality in Native Title Claims: Can We Even Speak? 10 Race, Class and the Supreme Court: Rodriguez v. San Antonio Independent School District (1973); 11 Legal Terms across Communities: Divergence behind Convergence in Law; 12 Women as Legal Subjects and Objects in Contemporary China; Conclusion: Researching "Exploration" in the Semiotics of the Law; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book explores how the various disciplines of law and linguistics can help us understand the nature of 'Diversity and Tolerance' - both oral and written - and how it might be clarified to avoid fear, and conflicts. It presents and examines recent research and theories at national level and on the international scene.