Is the European Union a new Walden? Although a contrast in form and format, the Union is surprisi... more Is the European Union a new Walden? Although a contrast in form and format, the Union is surprisingly close to the latter's underlying philosophy. One can read this proximity in the Treaties or the many facets of the European idea which mirrors in the Union's emerging legal system. Today there is no longer a Union of a limited number of Nation States desiring to end divisions among themselves, to acquire mutual respect and prosperity or a higher standard of living and working conditions for its members. European citizenship shows a global orientation and is in continuous competition with the discourse of a globalizing economy and its Internet democracy. Analyses of concepts such as political geography, global, (supra)national and regional citizenship, democracy, learning society, native tongue and market lead to the insight that the Union's legal system wishes to ensure its citizens a legally engendered, formatted and protected global position for action. Walden's ph...
This book on semiotics of law in legal education is not a theoretical essay about semiotics or pe... more This book on semiotics of law in legal education is not a theoretical essay about semiotics or pedagogy. Rather, this is a study of the educational experiences in a seminar course, including reflections on the issues involved and fragmentary results rather than presenting a comprehensive theory. The subject of legal semiotics-the scientific approach that regards law as a system of signs and meanings-is not a topic in the programs of US or EU Law Schools, although signs and meanings are at home in the context of laws of different national, political and cultural character. The book introduces education in legal semiotics as it evolves within a program of the Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University. That University harbored extensive legal semiotic research by Roberta Kevelson, then Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at its Berks campus in the last decades of the twentieth century. The actual Seminar is named in her honor. Teachers, collegially interested scholars and students contributed texts that are written to deepen the insight of lawyers and laymen alike. All of the participants in the seminar experienced the power of semiotic analyses and the need to become aware of law's limitless potency to create meanings.
In many moments of history, in many places on earth, in many social and cultural coñtexts, in man... more In many moments of history, in many places on earth, in many social and cultural coñtexts, in many metaphysical frameworks and a multitude of languages, people have formulated how they are a foreigner. This speech act transcends the boundaries of any particular discourse and goes directly to experiencing the essence of being human. The expression itself speaks a universal language, which is in no way possessed by religion, philosophy, law, metaphysics, or any ideology-driven language. How does such expressiveness relate to.legal articulations as forwarded by the European Union? The Kings and Queens, the Duke and Presidents were of coursenot present when they took place at their virtual tableo The location was Paris, Rome, Paris again, Maastricht, Amsterdam, most recently Nice. Those cities staged the continuous completion of a • primal scene. The game of calculating sovereignty was played: how much to give, to exchange and to receive. Their 1950 Treaty of Paris, 1957 Treaty of Rome or 1992 Treaty of Maastricht established among them a Market, a Community, a Union. Plenipotentiaries had to make the legal language of the Kings and Queens come true. Three important issues determine that scene.
International journal for the semiotics of law, Jun 1, 2001
Taking the letter of the law literally would equal the death of our hopeand expectation that law ... more Taking the letter of the law literally would equal the death of our hopeand expectation that law and its practices of justice will createimproved social realities. This insight is, however, seldom formulatedin legal discourse. A more profound analysis shows how ``the literal'',taken as a legal expression, covers the management of law's semanticsrather than delivering the precise description of a state of affairs inlaw. This pertains in particular to the ``well informed citizen'' (A.Schutz). Can legal meanings that should enter and perhaps change thecitizen's life sphere for the better, transcend the boundaries of legaldiscourse by means of appealing to a literal meaning?
„Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten... more „Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten seien, worauf er seine durch den Chorus der Zustimmenden in ihre Suggestivkraft verstrickte Argumente hat, der gibt sich nicht mehr die Muhe des Versuchs, wirklich mitzugehen und im Gehen wirklich zu erproben, dass er festen Boden unter den Fussen hat und dass er weitergekommen ist in Erkenntniserwerben, die er nie und nimmer preisgeben will.“
„Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten... more „Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten seien, worauf er seine durch den Chorus der Zustimmenden in ihre Suggestivkraft verstrickte Argumente hat, der gibt sich nicht mehr die Muhe des Versuchs, wirklich mitzugehen und im Gehen wirklich zu erproben, dass er festen Boden unter den Fussen hat und dass er weitergekommen ist in Erkenntniserwerben, die er nie und nimmer preisgeben will.“
The work of the great American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) becomes more and mo... more The work of the great American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) becomes more and more appreciated beyond the boundaries of his pragmatism, a philosophical mainstream he founded in the early 20 th century. This essay is inspired by five points of interest, all of which focus on law and legal discourse. Firstly, one should acknowledge that his proposal pertaining to a general theory of signs, which he called ‘semeiotics’ around 1860, leads to an untraditional and in-depth understanding of legal discourse: in essence, of law as a system of specific meanings and signs. Semiotics in general became a substantial part of his ‘evolutionary cosmology,’ an all-embracing approach to tackle classical and modern philosophical issues. Secondly, his anthropological intuition based on semiotics, (concentrated in the formula ‘man is a sign’) became important for our understanding of a human subject’s position in law, as author of a legal discourse as well as an individual subjected to ...
The boxes named “Roberta Kevelson Papers” contain the Office Notes and Papers of the late Disting... more The boxes named “Roberta Kevelson Papers” contain the Office Notes and Papers of the late Distinguished Philosophy Professor Roberta Kevelson, Dr. Phil, Professor at Penn State University Berks Campus.
International journal for the semiotics of law, 2009
The Roberta Kevelson Seminar on Law and Semiotics is integrated in the regular program of a US La... more The Roberta Kevelson Seminar on Law and Semiotics is integrated in the regular program of a US Law School and student enrollment is honored with credit points. Hitherto, the study of Legal Semiotics has mainly been located outside the Law Schools in the US and the Faculties of Law in the EU. Two important questions within the more general theme of Legal Semiotics and Legal Education arose: (1) the program requirements in an education context, and (2) the attention and interests of the students. This IJSL issue offers essays presented during the Round Table which closed the Seminar, provides some experience-based suggestions for a Seminar program and discusses how to deal with the pragmatic attitude of law students. It interests how those topics relate to legal and semiotic literature and how they focus globally important viewpoints, as can be concluded in the example of the legal semiotics of family structures.
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
Is the European Union a new Walden? Although a contrast in form and format, the Union is surprisi... more Is the European Union a new Walden? Although a contrast in form and format, the Union is surprisingly close to the latter's underlying philosophy. One can read this proximity in the Treaties or the many facets of the European idea which mirrors in the Union's emerging legal system. Today there is no longer a Union of a limited number of Nation States desiring to end divisions among themselves, to acquire mutual respect and prosperity or a higher standard of living and working conditions for its members. European citizenship shows a global orientation and is in continuous competition with the discourse of a globalizing economy and its Internet democracy. Analyses of concepts such as political geography, global, (supra)national and regional citizenship, democracy, learning society, native tongue and market lead to the insight that the Union's legal system wishes to ensure its citizens a legally engendered, formatted and protected global position for action. Walden's ph...
This book on semiotics of law in legal education is not a theoretical essay about semiotics or pe... more This book on semiotics of law in legal education is not a theoretical essay about semiotics or pedagogy. Rather, this is a study of the educational experiences in a seminar course, including reflections on the issues involved and fragmentary results rather than presenting a comprehensive theory. The subject of legal semiotics-the scientific approach that regards law as a system of signs and meanings-is not a topic in the programs of US or EU Law Schools, although signs and meanings are at home in the context of laws of different national, political and cultural character. The book introduces education in legal semiotics as it evolves within a program of the Dickinson School of Law, Penn State University. That University harbored extensive legal semiotic research by Roberta Kevelson, then Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at its Berks campus in the last decades of the twentieth century. The actual Seminar is named in her honor. Teachers, collegially interested scholars and students contributed texts that are written to deepen the insight of lawyers and laymen alike. All of the participants in the seminar experienced the power of semiotic analyses and the need to become aware of law's limitless potency to create meanings.
In many moments of history, in many places on earth, in many social and cultural coñtexts, in man... more In many moments of history, in many places on earth, in many social and cultural coñtexts, in many metaphysical frameworks and a multitude of languages, people have formulated how they are a foreigner. This speech act transcends the boundaries of any particular discourse and goes directly to experiencing the essence of being human. The expression itself speaks a universal language, which is in no way possessed by religion, philosophy, law, metaphysics, or any ideology-driven language. How does such expressiveness relate to.legal articulations as forwarded by the European Union? The Kings and Queens, the Duke and Presidents were of coursenot present when they took place at their virtual tableo The location was Paris, Rome, Paris again, Maastricht, Amsterdam, most recently Nice. Those cities staged the continuous completion of a • primal scene. The game of calculating sovereignty was played: how much to give, to exchange and to receive. Their 1950 Treaty of Paris, 1957 Treaty of Rome or 1992 Treaty of Maastricht established among them a Market, a Community, a Union. Plenipotentiaries had to make the legal language of the Kings and Queens come true. Three important issues determine that scene.
International journal for the semiotics of law, Jun 1, 2001
Taking the letter of the law literally would equal the death of our hopeand expectation that law ... more Taking the letter of the law literally would equal the death of our hopeand expectation that law and its practices of justice will createimproved social realities. This insight is, however, seldom formulatedin legal discourse. A more profound analysis shows how ``the literal'',taken as a legal expression, covers the management of law's semanticsrather than delivering the precise description of a state of affairs inlaw. This pertains in particular to the ``well informed citizen'' (A.Schutz). Can legal meanings that should enter and perhaps change thecitizen's life sphere for the better, transcend the boundaries of legaldiscourse by means of appealing to a literal meaning?
„Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten... more „Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten seien, worauf er seine durch den Chorus der Zustimmenden in ihre Suggestivkraft verstrickte Argumente hat, der gibt sich nicht mehr die Muhe des Versuchs, wirklich mitzugehen und im Gehen wirklich zu erproben, dass er festen Boden unter den Fussen hat und dass er weitergekommen ist in Erkenntniserwerben, die er nie und nimmer preisgeben will.“
„Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten... more „Wer im voraus dessen ganz gewiss ist, dass die zu begehenden Wege nur als illusionar zu bewerten seien, worauf er seine durch den Chorus der Zustimmenden in ihre Suggestivkraft verstrickte Argumente hat, der gibt sich nicht mehr die Muhe des Versuchs, wirklich mitzugehen und im Gehen wirklich zu erproben, dass er festen Boden unter den Fussen hat und dass er weitergekommen ist in Erkenntniserwerben, die er nie und nimmer preisgeben will.“
The work of the great American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) becomes more and mo... more The work of the great American philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce (1839-1914) becomes more and more appreciated beyond the boundaries of his pragmatism, a philosophical mainstream he founded in the early 20 th century. This essay is inspired by five points of interest, all of which focus on law and legal discourse. Firstly, one should acknowledge that his proposal pertaining to a general theory of signs, which he called ‘semeiotics’ around 1860, leads to an untraditional and in-depth understanding of legal discourse: in essence, of law as a system of specific meanings and signs. Semiotics in general became a substantial part of his ‘evolutionary cosmology,’ an all-embracing approach to tackle classical and modern philosophical issues. Secondly, his anthropological intuition based on semiotics, (concentrated in the formula ‘man is a sign’) became important for our understanding of a human subject’s position in law, as author of a legal discourse as well as an individual subjected to ...
The boxes named “Roberta Kevelson Papers” contain the Office Notes and Papers of the late Disting... more The boxes named “Roberta Kevelson Papers” contain the Office Notes and Papers of the late Distinguished Philosophy Professor Roberta Kevelson, Dr. Phil, Professor at Penn State University Berks Campus.
International journal for the semiotics of law, 2009
The Roberta Kevelson Seminar on Law and Semiotics is integrated in the regular program of a US La... more The Roberta Kevelson Seminar on Law and Semiotics is integrated in the regular program of a US Law School and student enrollment is honored with credit points. Hitherto, the study of Legal Semiotics has mainly been located outside the Law Schools in the US and the Faculties of Law in the EU. Two important questions within the more general theme of Legal Semiotics and Legal Education arose: (1) the program requirements in an education context, and (2) the attention and interests of the students. This IJSL issue offers essays presented during the Round Table which closed the Seminar, provides some experience-based suggestions for a Seminar program and discusses how to deal with the pragmatic attitude of law students. It interests how those topics relate to legal and semiotic literature and how they focus globally important viewpoints, as can be concluded in the example of the legal semiotics of family structures.
The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this p... more The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.
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