We’re delighted to announce that Volume 39, Issue 2 of the International Journal for the Semiotics of Law is now available!
This issue brings together a rich and diverse collection of articles that contribute new insights, thoughtful analysis, and timely discussions in the field. The contributions reflect the breadth and depth of current scholarship, addressing important theoretical questions while also engaging with pressing contemporary concerns. We hope this issue will stimulate further dialogue and inspire ongoing research.
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all authors for their excellent submissions, to the reviewers for their careful and constructive evaluations, and to everyone involved in the editorial and production process. Their commitment and expertise have made this issue possible.
You can explore the full Table of Contents (ToC) here:
https://link.springer.com/journal/11196/volumes-and-issues/39-2
The links follow below.
Of particular interest may be the quite interesting open access essay: Pierangelo Blandino, Metaphorical Correspondences Between Law and Data
Abstract: This study proposes a new lens for thinking about data law by combining legal semiotics with metaphor. It begins by questioning how legal systems represent data which can be referred to as an entity that is inherently shifting, relational, and abstract. Hence, metaphor is used not just for illustration, but as a method for rethinking legal meaning itself. Drawing from classical exegetic traditions and contemporary legal theory, the paper shows how interpretive flexibility can help navigate emerging challenges, particularly in contexts like that of blockchain technology. Here, legal concepts often fall short, given the transnational, decentralised nature of digital transactions. By resorting to devices like Broekman’s concept of conversion and the logic of differential calculus, the paper suggests ways legal meaning can adapt without losing coherence. In doing so, it offers a framework for transposing traditional legal principles into the infosphere; one that protects rights and preserves dignity, while acknowledging the fluid, interconnected nature of data in rapidly evolving social and technological landscapes.
It is particular interesting for its use of semiotic approaches to bring data and data environments back into law; perhaps it might be as useful to thinking about using semiotics to further propel law and legal environments into data, into what Jan Broekman and I have suggested, though from slightly different perspectives, as rethinking law not as command, but as coded analytics and privileged pathways supporting judgments that are favored and thus directing what Broekman calls the flow and I call the signal (here, see also here).
Volume 39, Issue 2
20 articles in this issue
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