The Boundaries of Meaning and the Formation of Law
Author: Sharron Gu
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 322
ISBN-13: 0773560025
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDifferent legal systems share some basic developmental tendencies that are rooted in the historical evolution of language and culture. In this comparative history of English common law, Islamic law, and Chinese imperialist law Sharron Gu describes the formation of three diverse legal systems in terms of their unique linguistic environments. She argues that the characteristics of each language define the nature of the common, statute, administrative, and religious laws associated with it and set the boundaries for its legal imagination.