Law and Language - Effective Symbols of Community

Berman's long-lost tract shows how properly negotiated, translated and formalised legal language is essential to fostering peace and common understanding.

List of contents

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.

About the author

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.

Summary

Completed in 1964, Harold J. Berman's long-lost tract shows how properly negotiated, translated and formalised legal language is essential to fostering lasting peace and common understanding within and across national boundaries. Hitherto unpublished, the work anticipates much of Berman's subsequent work in law and religion, and legal history.

Product details

• Authors: Harold J. Berman
• Assisted by: John Witte (Editor), Jr John Witte (Editor), Jr. John Witte (Editor), John Witte Jr (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.12.2016
• EAN: 9781316619339
• ISBN: 978-1-316-61933-9
• No. of pages: 222
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous