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Liberia and the Dialectic of Law: Critical Theory, Pluralism, and the Rule of Law

Shane Chalmers

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Description:It is the very condition of modernity that an institution cannot depend on a god, tradition, or any other transcendental source to secure its foundations - which thereby come to rest upon - or rather in, and through - its subjects. Never wholly separated from its subjects, and yet never identical with them, this contradictory condition might not be particular to law, but here it provides a way of seeing how law gives form to life, and how law takes form, enlivened by its subjects. Staking out this contradiction, by driving Theodor Adorno's dialectical philosophy into the concept of law, the book shows how law can become instituted in ways that are hostile to its subjects; but - on account of its contradictory instability - always also open to its subjects, and disposed towards transformation. To flesh out an understanding of this contradiction, the book takes the example of 'Liberia', beginning with its conception as an idea of liberty at the beginning of the nineteenth century; and addressing, particularly, how law is at the epicentre of a colonising power in Liberia that renders subjects as mere objects. At the same time, however, the book elicits the instability of this power: addressing how law is also enlivened by subjects, as it takes form in and through their lives and interactions. It is, then, this fundamentally contradictory condition of law that ultimately denies power any absolute hold, as it leaves law open to the self-expression of its subjects.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Liberia and the Dialectic of Law: Critical Theory, Pluralism, and the Rule of Law. To get started finding Liberia and the Dialectic of Law: Critical Theory, Pluralism, and the Rule of Law, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: It is the very condition of modernity that an institution cannot depend on a god, tradition, or any other transcendental source to secure its foundations - which thereby come to rest upon - or rather in, and through - its subjects. Never wholly separated from its subjects, and yet never identical with them, this contradictory condition might not be particular to law, but here it provides a way of seeing how law gives form to life, and how law takes form, enlivened by its subjects. Staking out this contradiction, by driving Theodor Adorno's dialectical philosophy into the concept of law, the book shows how law can become instituted in ways that are hostile to its subjects; but - on account of its contradictory instability - always also open to its subjects, and disposed towards transformation. To flesh out an understanding of this contradiction, the book takes the example of 'Liberia', beginning with its conception as an idea of liberty at the beginning of the nineteenth century; and addressing, particularly, how law is at the epicentre of a colonising power in Liberia that renders subjects as mere objects. At the same time, however, the book elicits the instability of this power: addressing how law is also enlivened by subjects, as it takes form in and through their lives and interactions. It is, then, this fundamentally contradictory condition of law that ultimately denies power any absolute hold, as it leaves law open to the self-expression of its subjects.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Liberia and the Dialectic of Law: Critical Theory, Pluralism, and the Rule of Law. To get started finding Liberia and the Dialectic of Law: Critical Theory, Pluralism, and the Rule of Law, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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