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Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction ix
  5. The History of the Language and Transmission of Legal Concepts: Concrete and Abstract Rights in Medieval England, China, and the Middle East
  6. The Conceptualization and Transmission of Abstract Rights: The Romanization of English Law 5
  7. The Elaboration of Absolute, Concrete, yet Fluid Rights: The Islamization of Arabic Law 40
  8. The Formation of Concrete, Specific, yet Conflicting Rights: The Moralization of Chinese Law 76
  9. Legal Language, Reasoning, and the Structure of Legislation: The Authority of Words and the Words of Authority in English, Chinese, and Islamic Law
  10. The Boundaries of Meaning, Linear Reasoning, and the Separation of Powers: The Authority of Words in English Law 109
  11. Fluid Meaning, Correlative Reasoning, and Diverse Jurisprudence: The Words of Interpretive Authority in Islamic Law 135
  12. Boundless Meaning, Multidimensional Reasoning, and Boundless Power: The Words of Legislative Authority in Chinese Law 158
  13. Conclusion 190
  14. Notes 193
  15. Bibliography 235
  16. Index 283
The Boundaries of Meaning and the Formation of Law
This chapter is in the book The Boundaries of Meaning and the Formation of Law
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780773560024-012

Chapters in this book

  1. Front Matter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments vii
  4. Introduction ix
  5. The History of the Language and Transmission of Legal Concepts: Concrete and Abstract Rights in Medieval England, China, and the Middle East
  6. The Conceptualization and Transmission of Abstract Rights: The Romanization of English Law 5
  7. The Elaboration of Absolute, Concrete, yet Fluid Rights: The Islamization of Arabic Law 40
  8. The Formation of Concrete, Specific, yet Conflicting Rights: The Moralization of Chinese Law 76
  9. Legal Language, Reasoning, and the Structure of Legislation: The Authority of Words and the Words of Authority in English, Chinese, and Islamic Law
  10. The Boundaries of Meaning, Linear Reasoning, and the Separation of Powers: The Authority of Words in English Law 109
  11. Fluid Meaning, Correlative Reasoning, and Diverse Jurisprudence: The Words of Interpretive Authority in Islamic Law 135
  12. Boundless Meaning, Multidimensional Reasoning, and Boundless Power: The Words of Legislative Authority in Chinese Law 158
  13. Conclusion 190
  14. Notes 193
  15. Bibliography 235
  16. Index 283
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