Call For Expressions of Interest: International Handbook of Legal Language and Communication, Section 12: Constitutionality, Normativity, and the Limits of Law

 Call For Expressions of Interest

INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF LEGAL LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION - SPRINGER

 

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📣 Call for Interests – Contribute to the International Handbook of Legal Language and Communication

 

🔍 Section 12: Constitutionality, Normativity, and the Limits of Law

📘 Editors: Ana Margarida Simões Gaudêncio & José Manuel Aroso Linhares

 

We are currently seeking expressions of interest for contributions to Section 12 of the International Handbook of Legal Language and Communication. This section invites critical engagement with the boundaries, authority, and evolving semiotics of law in the face of global challenges and shifting normative landscapes.

 

This section explores:

⚖️ How constitutional and normative frameworks define (and redefine) the authority of law

🌐 How global emergencies, digital governance, and environmental crises test the limits of legal systems

🧭 How legal autonomy, inter-semiotic practices, and normative conflicts shape law’s practical and theoretical horizon

 

Key themes include:

 

The Semiotics of Constitutional Authority

Normative Clashes in Contemporary Governance

Landmark Cases Testing Legal Boundaries

Global Crises and Emerging Constitutional Norms

Juridical Autonomy and the Limits of Law

The Role of Intersemioticity in Legal Discourse

The Counterpoint between Juridicity and Constitutionality

Rethinking Instrumentalism and Conventionalism in Legal Reasoning

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a landmark international volume and to engage with foundational questions concerning the identity and limits of law in an increasingly plural, contested, and interconnected world.

 

✉️ Interested in contributing?

We welcome abstracts, ideas, or initial proposals. Please get in touch with us via email at jmarolinh@gmail.com & anagaude@fd.uc.pt

 

Let’s rethink the frontiers of legal meaning and authority together.