1st Edition

Love and Law in Europe

165 Pages

by Routledge

165 Pages

by Routledge

165 Pages

by Routledge

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First published in 1998, this volume aims to draw attention to an ongoing shift in the perception of law, which is now increasingly understood as a cultural and historical phenomenon. As other such phenomena – like music, literature, or art – it is acknowledged that it is created in a specific environment, on which it is dependent for its functioning and interpretation. The historical aspects... Read more

1. The Language of Emotions in the Language of Law. Hanne Petersen. 2. On Love and Other Injustices. Love and Law as Improbable Communications. Koen Raes. 3. Law, Love and the Contestability of European Community. Emilios A. Christodoulidis. 4. Family Reunification: Who Pays for Love in Europe? Marie-Claire Foblets. 5. Notes on Fassbinder’s "Angst essen Seele auf". Thomas Spijkerboer. 6. Hagbard and Signe. A Medieval Tale on Tragic Love. From the History of the Danes. Saxo Grammaticus. 7. Saxo Grammaticus, Love and Law. The Tale of Hagbard and Signe. Niels Henrik Homqvist-Larsen. 8. Legal Cultures, Affection and Community. Ditlev Tamm. 9. Traditional Latvian Culture: Pragmatism and Love. Dagmara Beitners. 10. Masculinity, Psychoanalysis and Politics. Andrew Samuels. 11. Love and Europe: Cultural Trends in the 1930s. Luisa Passerini.