Justice and the Ethics of Legal Interpretation addresses how it is
that legal texts -laws, statutes and regulations - can, and do have
meaning. Conventionally, legal decisions are justified with
reference to language. But since language is always open to
interpretation, and so cannot fully justify any legal decision,
there is a responsibility that is inherent in legal interpretation
itself. In this book, Susanna Lindroos-Hovinheimo uncovers and
analyses this responsibility - which, she argues, is not limited by
the text that is being interpreted (and through its mediation, by
the legal system). It is not simply a responsibility to read well;
it implies a responsibility for the effects of the interpretation
in a particular situation and with regard to those whose case is
being decided. Ultimately, it is a responsibility to do justice. It
is these two aspects of responsibility that are conceptualised here
as the two key dimensions of the ethics of legal interpretation:
the textual and the situational. Drawing on the work of
Wittgenstein, Gadamer, Derrida and Levinas, Justice and the Ethics
of Legal Interpretation offers a fresh approach to long-standing
questions about language and meaning in law. It will be of enormous
value to those with interests in jurisprudence and legal theory.
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