De l'oralité et de la lettre de la loi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4523670 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Howes (0000-0002-6199-4358, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-49 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Droit et société (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0769-3362 • E-ISSN: 1969-6973 |
| Publisher | PERSEE Program (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3406/dreso.1996.1354 |
| OpenAlex | W2054423501 |
| Language | FR |
| Citations received | 2 |
Orality and the Letter of the Law. This essay extends P. Bourdieu's discussion of « the force of form » by interrogating the force which resides in the medium of legal discourse. Significant changes in the norms of legal discourse can be discerned when a legal tradition undergoes the transition from being oral to being written, as shown in the first case study presented here, which concerns the codification of the private law of Quebec. The second case study examines the battle over the recognition of aboriginal rights in Canada and the U.S., and demonstrates how significant injustices may occur when an attempt is made to translate the legal institutions and interests of an oral society into written terms. It is no exaggeration to say that the « letter of the law » kills
Battle · Exaggeration · Humanities · Orality · Political science · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1998 - 2024 (27) |
| Highly cited | No |