Law and Language: Effective Symbols of Community
Author:   Harold J. Berman ,  John Witte, Jr (Emory University, Atlanta) ,  Tibor Várady (Central European University, Budapest)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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Pages:   222
Publication Date:   15 December 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Harold J. Berman ,  John Witte, Jr (Emory University, Atlanta) ,  Tibor Várady (Central European University, Budapest)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9781316619339


ISBN 10:   1316619338
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   15 December 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Introduction John Witte, Jr and Christopher J. Manzer; 1. Language as an effective symbol of community; 2. The language of law; 3. The growth of legal language; 4. The development of national legal languages; 5. The development of American law and legal language; 6. Conclusion: can communication build one world?; Afterword: law and language - from Babel to Pentecost Tibor Várady.

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'... makes a provocative contribution to the more recently established movement known as 'law and language'.' International Journal for the Semiotics of Law


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Harold J. Berman (1918–2007) was the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law and Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University, Atlanta. He was also James Barr Ames Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School. A scholarly giant in the fields of Soviet law, international trade, legal history, legal philosophy, and law and religion, he published 25 books and 450 articles. John Witte, Jr, a student and colleague of Harold J. Berman, is Jonas Robitscher Professor of Law, Alonzo McDonald Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University, Atlanta.

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