The power of language and trial narratives

Authors

  • Alberto Vespaziani Università degli Studi del Molise (Italia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21119/anamps.11.69-84

Keywords:

Language, Power, Narration, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Trial

Abstract

This paper questions the ambivalent relation that links the power of language to the language of power. It explores, therefore, the concept of narration in its double dimension, both of narration in the process and of narration as process. Narrativity is discussed with reference either to constitutional jurisprudence or to the Constitution itself, understood as a public process. The cultural study of law considers legal language not as an instrument but as a set of signs that require plural interpretations.

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Published

2015-05-20

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VESPAZIANI, Alberto. The power of language and trial narratives. ANAMORPHOSIS - International Journal of Law and Literature, Porto Alegre, v. 1, n. 1, p. 69–84, 2015. DOI: 10.21119/anamps.11.69-84. Disponível em: https://periodicos.rdl.org.br/anamps/article/view/33. Acesso em: 11 sep. 2026.

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015): janeiro-junho

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