Paratexts

The transmission of law historically, orally then through printed word, influenced the use and interpretation of law. Oral transmission relayed law as participatory, adaptable and contextual, while print transmission made law spatial-temporal, hierarchical and artificial. Print moved legal interpret...

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Published in:Stanford law review 1992-02, Vol.44 (3), p.509-552
Main Authors: Ronald K. L. Collins, Skover, David M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Appellate courts
Attorneys
Communication
Communications
Culture
Innovations
Interpretation and construction
Jurisprudence
Law
Magnetic storage
Manuscript transmission
Oral literature
Orality
Paratext
Printing
Rule of law
Statutory law
Transmission of texts
Trials
Video evidence
Video tapes in courtroom proceedings
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Summary:The transmission of law historically, orally then through printed word, influenced the use and interpretation of law. Oral transmission relayed law as participatory, adaptable and contextual, while print transmission made law spatial-temporal, hierarchical and artificial. Print moved legal interpretation toward the inflexible, objective method now in use. However, the video taping of legal proceedings, with pictures and sound, bring back a hard copy of the oral tradition, but lawyers and judges are likely to delay the acceptance of the new method.
ISSN:0038-9765
1939-8581
DOI:10.2307/1228974