Intersections of Law and Memory - Influencing Perceptions of the Past

This book elaborates a new framework for considering and understanding the relationship between law and memory.

List of contents

Introduction. Intersections of Law and Memory Take the Stage Part I. The Theory: Defining and Demarcating Law and Memory’s Intersections 1. Sociology, Memory and Law: From Halbwachs to Agents of Memory 2. Philosophy, Memory and Law: The French Four 3. Collective Memory, Law and Theory: From Human Rights and International Law to the Concept of Transitional Justice Part II. The Concept: Framing Law and Memory’s Intersections 4. Collective Memory and Law: Three Types of Institutions 5. The Hidden Power of Law and Memory Intersections: From Memory Politics to a Right to Memory Part III. The Practice: Reviewing Law and Memory’s Intersections 6. Placing Soft Legal Institutions of Memory within the New Framework 7. Placing Medium Legal Institutions of Memory within the New Framework 8. Placing Hard Legal Institutions of Memory within the New Framework. Conclusions. Intersections of Law and Memory: Remarks after the Inquiry

About the author

Mirosław Michał Sadowski is Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland; Affiliated Researcher at the Centre for Global Studies, Aberta University in Lisbon, Portugal; Postdoctoral Fellow at CEBRAP – Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning in São Paulo, Brazil; and Research Assistant at the Institute of Legal Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, Poland.

Summary

This book elaborates a new framework for considering and understanding the relationship between law and memory.

Product details

• Authors: Mirosaw Micha Sadowski, Miroslaw Michal Sadowski, Mirosław Michał Sadowski
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032610160
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3261016-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Social Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LAW / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Law & society, Law and society, sociology of law