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@article{2361238, author = {Smejkalová, Terezie}, article_location = {Netherlands}, article_number = {neuvedeno}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11196-023-10066-3}, keywords = {Concept; Legal concept ; Social representation; Meaning-making; Social dimension of meaning; Mental representation; Legal language}, language = {eng}, issn = {0952-8059}, journal = {International Journal for the Semiotics of Law-Revue Internationale de Semiotique Juridique}, title = {Legal Concepts as Social Representations}, url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11196-023-10066-3}, volume = {neuvedeno}, year = {2024} }
TY - JOUR ID - 2361238 AU - Smejkalová, Terezie PY - 2024 TI - Legal Concepts as Social Representations JF - International Journal for the Semiotics of Law-Revue Internationale de Semiotique Juridique VL - neuvedeno IS - neuvedeno SP - 1-24 EP - 1-24 PB - Springer SN - 09528059 KW - Concept KW - Legal concept KW - Social representation KW - Meaning-making KW - Social dimension of meaning KW - Mental representation KW - Legal language UR - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11196-023-10066-3 N2 - The nature of concepts is a subject of study of various disciplines, from philosophy to cognitive sciences, leading to fragmented understandings and conceptual dissociations. Legal concepts have been studied in an interdisciplinary manner across all these disciplines, suffering from similar fragmentation. Recently, the interdisciplinary crossroads between law and cognitive sciences have brought forward the notion of legal concepts as mental representations. However, this approach largely overlooks the systemic, historical, and societal elements essential to comprehending legal concepts. The aim of this paper is to advocate for the Social Representations Theory as a useful framework that bridges cognitive and socio-cultural dimensions of meaning and can provide a holistic approach to understanding legal concepts. This paper unfolds in three sections. The first section contextualizes the social representations approach within the law and language framework, emphasizing the societal influences on thought and meaning. The second section explains the notion of social representations, building upon Serge Moscovici’s definitions and Ivana Marková’s arguments for the necessity of this approach to accommodate the social dimension of meaning. The third and last section underscores the claim that legal concepts are, in essence, social representations, advocating for the usefulness of this approach in legal scholarship, both paradigmatically and methodologically, consequently arguing for an inclusion for a stronger focus on the social dimension of legal meaning. ER -
SMEJKALOVÁ, Terezie. Legal Concepts as Social Representations. \textit{International Journal for the Semiotics of Law-Revue Internationale de Semiotique Juridique}. Netherlands: Springer, 2024, neuvedeno, neuvedeno, p.~1-24. ISSN~0952-8059. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11196-023-10066-3.
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