Tyranny of Ordinary Meaning

Corbett v Corbett and the Invention of Legal Sex

AvChristopher Hutton

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

The case raises fundamental questions concerning law in its historical and intellectual context, in particular relating to the centrality of ordinary language for legal interpretation, and this book will be of interest to students and scholars of language and law, legal history, gender and sexuality.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-08-14
Mått:148 x 210 x 11 mm
Vikt:261 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:187
Förlag:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:9783030202736

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Christopher Hutton is Chair Professor in the School of English at the University of Hong Kong. His research concerns the history of linguistics within the history of ideas, in particular the relationship between linguistics and race theory, and linguistics and fascism. In the last decade he has been working on the politics of language and interpretation in the context of the law, focusing on the classification of objects, acts, animals and people.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Intellectual Background.- Chapter 3: Legal Sex and Marriage.- Chapter 4: The Decision in Corbett v Corbett.- Chapter 5: Ordinary Meaning Beyond the Law/Fact Distinction.- Chapter 6: Conclusion.