Dialogues on justice : european perspectives on law and humanities /

The contributions presented in this volume are the result of research activities and interdisciplinary encounters organised by the Nordic Network of Law and Literature. They focus on current discussions on justice in a Nordic and European context. By expanding the focus to justice and humanities bey...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Elholm, Thomas.; Porsdam, Helle.
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin :
Publication Dates: [2012]
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Law & literature ; 3
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110269383
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Summary: The contributions presented in this volume are the result of research activities and interdisciplinary encounters organised by the Nordic Network of Law and Literature. They focus on current discussions on justice in a Nordic and European context. By expanding the focus to justice and humanities beyond "law and literature" the authors intend to not only cover law and literature in a traditional (narrow) sense, but to embrace different perspectives closely linked to the research and debate about law and literature, e.g., in cultural studies. The volume specifically deals with four main themes, each of which is described and analysed from different angles, by a scholar with a background in the humanities and a scholar with a legal background (or lawyer), respectively: Law and Humanities the Road Ahead; History, Memory and Human Rights; Forgiveness and Law; Justice, Culture and Copyright.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (248 pages).
ISBN: 9783110269383(electronic bk.)
Index Number: K487
CLC: D90-05
Contents: Frontmatter --
Table of Contents --
Preface --
Prologue. Law and Culture --
I. Law and Humanities The Road Abroad --
De-Americanizing Law and Literature Narratives: Opening up the Story --
European Law and Literature: Forever Young. The Nomad Concurs --
II. History, Memory and Human Rights --
Human Rights and the Second World War --
The Idea of Thick Constitutional Patriotism and its Implications for the Role and Structure of European Legal History --
III. Forgiveness and Law --
Forgiveness as a Challenge to the Law: A Literary Perspective --
Measure for Measure: On Law and Forgiveness --
IV. Justice, Culture and Copyright --
Copyright as Moral Strategy of Reclaiming the Past: The Return of the Icelandic Sagas --
Rights, Culture, Property: In Search of a New Design for Intellectual Space --
Epilogue. Cultural Heritage and Law: The Case of Cultural Looting --
List of Contributors