Publication Date

Summer 2010

Journal

Nevada Law Journal

Abstract

The article argues that the decline of critical legal studies (CLS) stems not only from external challenges like tenure wars but also from internal weaknesses, particularly an affective incapacity and failure of collective desire. To revitalize CLS, the article proposes a return to its original mission of social transformation, emphasizing the spiritual and ethical dimensions of legal understanding. It draws on hermeneutics and art history to explore how legal symbols and images shape power dynamics, advocating for a deeper engagement with the invisible, non-law forces that guide legal administration.

Volume

10

Issue

3

First Page

607

Last Page

629

Publisher

William S. Boyd School of Law

Disciplines

Law | Law and Politics | Law and Race

Comments

Symposium: Legal Hermeneutics in Brazil and the United States

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