Adriana Cavarero

Critical legal scholars have made us aware that law is made up not only of rules but also of language. But who speaks the language of law? And can one lawfully speak in oneâs voice? For the Italian philosopher Adriana Cavarero to answer these questions we must not separate who is speaking from the very act of speaking; moreover we must recuperate the material singularity and relationality of the mouth that speaks. Drawing on Cavareroâs work this book focuses on the potentiality of the voice for resisting lawâs sovereign structures. For Cavarero it is the voice that expresses oneâs living and unrepeatable singularity in a way that cannot be subsumed by the universalities and standards of law. The voice is essentially a material and singular passage of air and vibration that necessarily reveals oneâs uniqueness in relationality. Speaking discloses this uniqueness and so oneâs vulnerability. It therefore leads to possibilities of resistance that here bring a fresh approach to longstanding legal theoretical concerns with singularity ethics and justice. . Language: English