Diversity and Tolerance in Socio-Legal Contexts : Explorations in the Semiotics of Law

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. The collection as a whole offers a combination of varied perspectives on the analysis, application and exploitation of laws. Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations......Page 8 Table of Cases......Page 10 Lists of Conventions, Legislation and Rules......Page 12 Notes on Contributors......Page 14 Foreword......Page 18 Introduction: The International Dual Nature of Law: Tolerance and Diversity......Page 20 Part I The Semiotic Foundation of Diversity and Tolerance......Page 28 1 Tolerance, Pluralism and ‘Fighting Faiths’: Seeking the Sources of US Constitutional Meaning......Page 30 2 ‘When the Law Speaks’: Acts of Intolerance, Threats to Group-Identity, and Confidence in Law and Rights......Page 40 3 Mediated Semiosis in the Courtroom: Non-Verbal Communicators and the Usefulness of Audio Video Technology as a Tool by which to Oversee Justice......Page 60 4 The Roma Way......Page 84 5 ‘Une Certaine Idée de l’Homme, une Certaine Idée de la France’: the Rhetorical Construction of Tolerance in French Political Discourse......Page 100 6 Shifts in the Concept of War: New War Terminology and its Legal Consequences......Page 122 Part II Case Analyses of Diversity and Tolerance......Page 136 7 Branding Barcelona: Semiotic Considerations in Contemporary Sovereignty......Page 138 8 Legality beyond the Scope of Policy......Page 156 9 On Sight/On Site: Visuality in Native Title Claims: Can We Even Speak?......Page 168 10 Race, Class and the Supreme Court: Rodriguez v. San Antonio Independent School District (1973)......Page 186 11 Legal Terms across Communities: Divergence behind Convergence in Law......Page 200 12 Women as Legal Subjects and Objects in Contemporary China......Page 210 Conclusion: Researching "Exploration" in the Semiotics of the Law......Page 230 Bibliography......Page 240 Index......Page 262 Tolerance, pluralism, and fighting faiths : seeking the sources of U.S. Constitutional meaning / Frederick Lewis When the law speaks : acts of intolerance, threats to group-identity, and confidence in law and rights / Ira L. Strauber Mediated semiosis in the courtroom / Isabell Petrinic The Roma way / István H. Szilágyi Une certaine idée de l'homme, une certaine idée de la France : the rhetorical construction of tolerance in French political discourse / Pamela Hobbs Shifts in the concept of war : new war terminology and its legal consequences / Hanneke van Schooten Case analyses of diversity and tolerance / Branding Barcelona Semiotic considerations in contemporary sovereignty / John Brigham Legality beyond the scope of policy / Sarah Marusek On sight / On site : visuality in native title claims : can we even speak? / Tracey summerfield and Alec McHoul Race, class, and the Supreme Court : Rodriguez v. San Antonio school independent school district / William Pencak Legal terms across communities : divergence behind convergence in law / Le Cheng, King Kui Sin Women as legal subjects and objects in contemporary China / Deborah Cao.

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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