The boundaries of meaning and the formation of law : legal concepts and reasoning in the English, Arabic, and Chinese traditions / Sharron Gu.

Montreal, Quebec : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2006.

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Law -- Great Britain -- History.

Islamic law -- History.

Law -- China -- History.

Law -- Language.

1. The conceptualization and transmission of abstract rights: the Romanization of English law --2. The elaboration of absolute, concrete, yet fluid rights: the Islamization of Arabic law --3. The formation of concrete, specific, yet conflicting rights: the moralization of Chinese law --4. The boundaries of meaning, linear reasoning, and the separation of powers: the authority of words in English law --5. Fluid meaning, correlative reasoning, and diverse jurisprudence: the words of interpretive authority in Islamic law --6. Boundless meaning, multidimensional reasoning, and boundless power: the words of legislative authority in Chinese law.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

0773528784

xxi, 293 p.