In this chapter we focus on why and how law is a symbolic form. We explain that law as a symbolic form is closely tied to Cassirer’s intellectual and practical interest in the human rights tradition. Jurisprudence is the discipline that should provide a basis for the human rights tradition.
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(2007). Law As A Symbolic Form. In: Coskun, D. (eds) Law As Symbolic Form. Law and Philosophy Library, vol 82. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6256-8_7
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