Introduction to the Semantics of Law

​Andrzej Malec is a lawyer, logician and philosopher by education. He studied philosophy and logic at the Lomonosov Moscow State University (1986-1991) and graduated in law from the University of Warsaw (1989-1993). He defended his PhD thesis, devoted to defining in law, at the University of Lodz (2000). Professionally, he is a partner in a legal firm, where he deals with law & economy issues as well as with legal argumentation strategies. He combines his professional work with research activities and academic appointments: in 1991-2012 he had been employed in Prof. Witold Marciszewski’s department of logic (1991-1997 at the University of Warsaw, Bialystok Branch; 1997-2012 at the University of Bialystok), in 2014-2015 he had been a professor and rector of the College of Public Administration in Bialystok. He is a member of the Polish Society of Logic and Philosophy of Science, where in the years 2012-2016 he had been a member of the board. Since 2000, he has also been a memberof the College of the Foundation for Computer Sciences, Logic and Formalized Mathematics. In 2018, he was elected the chairman of the Foundation’s College.

• Introduction.- Basic semantic concepts.- A model of the domain of law.- A model of the language of law.- Semantics of norms and orders.- Transformations of norms.- Epilogue: The concept of law.-Conclusions.