Diversity and Tolerance in Socio-Legal Contexts : Explorations in the Semiotics of Law.
Title:
Diversity and Tolerance in Socio-Legal Contexts : Explorations in the Semiotics of Law.
Author:
Bhatia, Vijay K.
ISBN:
9780754696834
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (269 pages)
Contents:
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.
Abstract:
Why is there so much resistance to recent issues of tolerance and diversity? Despite efforts of the international community to encourage open-mindedness, recent attempts at international, political and economic integration have shown that religious, cultural and ethnic tolerance and diversity remain under threat. The contributions in the volume reflect the growing importance of these issues and why resistance is so widespread. Part I addresses the relationship between the language of law and its power, whilst Part II explores the interplay of tolerance and diversity under visual, legislative and interpretative perspectives. This collection as a whole offers a combination of varied perspectives on the analysis, application and exploitation of laws and will be a valuable source of information for those interested in the general area of language and the law.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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