Diversity and tolerance in socio-legal contexts explorations in the semiotics of law

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-241) and index.

Tolerance, pluralism and 'fighting faiths' : seeking the sources of US Constitutional meaning / Frederick P. Lewis -- When the law speaks : acts of intolerance, threats to group-identity, and confidence in law and rights / Ira L. Strauber -- Mediated semiosis in the courtroom : non-verbal communicators and the usefulness of audio video technology as a tool by which to oversee justice / Isabell Petrinic -- The Roma way / István H. Szilágyi -- 'Une certaine idée de l'homme, une certaine idée de la France' : the rhetorical construction of tolerance in French political discourse / Pamela Hobbs -- Shifts in the concept of war : new war terminology and its legal consequences / Hanneke van Schooten -- Branding Barcelona : semiotic considerations in contemporary sovereignty / John Brigham -- Legality beyond the scope of policy / Sarah Marusek -- On sight/on site : visuality in Native title claims : can we even speak? / Tracey Summerfield and Alec McHoul -- Race, class and the Supreme Court : Rodriguez v. San Antonio Independent School District (1973) / William Pencak -- Legal terms across communities : divergence behind convergence in law / Le Cheng, King Kui Sin -- Women as legal subjects and objects in contemporary China / Deborah Cao.