Law’s Materiality: Between Concrete Matters and Abstract Forms, or How Matter Becomes Material (original) (raw)

The paper explores the implications of viewing law through the lens of new materialism, emphasizing the importance of recognizing legal objects and their relationships with legality. It critiques the current anthropocentric focus in legal scholarship and suggests that law should be more inclusive of the diverse materialities of both human and non-human entities. Various perspectives on legal materiality are examined, including historical, socio-political, and practical viewpoints, to re-evaluate how law interacts with materials within the framework of property and regulation.