Homo juridicus : On the Anthropological Function of the Law /: On the Anthropological Function of the Law. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Alain Supiot ; translated by Saskia Brown.
• Authors: Supiot, Alain
• Other Names: Brown, Saskia translator.
• Contents: Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Prologue; Part One: Legal Dogma: Our Founding Beliefs; 1. The Human Being as imago Dei; The Normative Institution of the Human Being; The Legal Foundations of the Person; The Individual, Unique and Identical; The Subject, Sovereign and Subjected; The Person, Spirit and Incarnate; The Third Party as Guarantor of Identity; Towards Total Emancipation: Humanity Decomposed; 2. Lawâ#x80;#x99;s Dominion: dura lex, sed lex; Variations on a Mode of Thought; The Human Mastery over Laws; The Human Being Explained by Laws 3. The Binding Force of the Word: pacta sunt servandaThe â#x80;#x98;Civilizing Missionâ#x80;#x99; of the Contract; The Origins of the Contract; The State as Guarantor of Agreements; Feudalismâ#x80;#x99;s Revival in the Contractual Bond; Part Two: Legal Technique: the Resources of Interpretation; 4. Mastering Technology: the Technique of Interdiction; Law is Part of Technological Progress; From the Institution to the Network; From Rules to Regulation; Law Humanizes Technology; Ubiquity and its Limits; Transparency and its Limits; Procreation and the Reproductive Technologies 5. Calling Power to Reason: from Government to GovernanceThe Decline of Sovereignty; The Metamorphoses of the State; The Separation of Power from Authority; The Dismantling of Legislative Power; The Enfeoffment of Freedoms; The Standardization of Behaviour; The Instrumentalization of the Sources of the Law; 6. Binding Humanity: on the Proper Use of Human Rights; The Creed of Human Rights; The Three Figures of Western Fundamentalism; Messianism; Particularism; Scientism; Opening the Doors of Interpretation; Human Rights: Humanityâ#x80;#x99;s Common Resource; The Principle of Solidarity Revisited Towards New Modes of InterpretationBibliography; Notes
• Publisher Details: London New York : Verso
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 340.115; Law and anthropology; Law -- Philosophy; Political science; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights; Law and anthropology; Law (Philosophical concept); Political science; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786630629; 1786630621; 1786630613; 9781786630612
• Related ISBNs: 1786630605; 9781786630605
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource: title from EPUB title page (OverDrive, May 8, 2017).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.