Rehumanizing Law

A Theory of Law and Democracy

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal Writing, Legal History, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, American
Cover of the book Rehumanizing Law by Randy  Gordon, University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
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Author: Randy Gordon ISBN: 9781442661646
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division Publication: April 15, 2011
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Randy Gordon
ISBN: 9781442661646
Publisher: University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division
Publication: April 15, 2011
Imprint:
Language: English

In a popular sense, 'law' connotes the rules of a society, as well as the institutions that make and enforce those rules. Although laws are created and interpreted in legislatures and courtrooms by individuals with very specialized knowledge, the practice and making of law is closely tied to other systems of knowledge. To emphasize this often downplayed connection, Rehumanizing Law examines the law in relation to narrative, a fundamental mode of human expression.

Randy D. Gordon illustrates the bridge between narrative and law by considering whether literature can prompt legislation. Using Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Gordon shows that literary works can figure in important regulatory measures. Discussing the rule of law in relation to democracy, he reads Melville's Billy Budd and analyzes the O.J. Simpson and Rodney King cases.

This highly original and creative study reconnects the law to its narrative roots by showing how and why stories become laws.

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In a popular sense, 'law' connotes the rules of a society, as well as the institutions that make and enforce those rules. Although laws are created and interpreted in legislatures and courtrooms by individuals with very specialized knowledge, the practice and making of law is closely tied to other systems of knowledge. To emphasize this often downplayed connection, Rehumanizing Law examines the law in relation to narrative, a fundamental mode of human expression.

Randy D. Gordon illustrates the bridge between narrative and law by considering whether literature can prompt legislation. Using Upton Sinclair's The Jungle and Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, Gordon shows that literary works can figure in important regulatory measures. Discussing the rule of law in relation to democracy, he reads Melville's Billy Budd and analyzes the O.J. Simpson and Rodney King cases.

This highly original and creative study reconnects the law to its narrative roots by showing how and why stories become laws.

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