1st Edition

A Jurisprudence of Movement Common Law, Walking, Unsettling Place

By Olivia Barr Copyright 2016
256 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Law moves, whether we notice or not. Set amongst a spatial turn in the humanities, and jurisprudence more specifically, this book calls for a greater attention to legal movement, in both its technical and material forms. Despite various ways the spatial turn has been taken up in legal thought, questions of law, movement and its materialities are too often overlooked. This book addresses this... Read more

To the reader Introduction Part I Moving jurisprudence 1.The responsible jurist 2. The importance of movement Part II Performing jurisprudence 3. Walking with empire 4. Jurisdiction of the dead Part III. Returning jurisprudence 5. Return Conclusion

Biography

Olivia Barr is based at the University of Technology, Sydney