Non-Places and the Law: A Preliminary Investigation (original) (raw)

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Iuridica 2021, vol. 94 (Entanglements of Law and Space, thematic volume edited by Michał Dudek and Piotr Eckhardt): 15-30. ISSN 0208-6069; e-ISSN 2450-2782

https://doi.org/10.18778/0208-6069.94.02

Abstract

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: "In the context of the significant literature on Marc Augé’s concept of non-places, including its various applications in different disciplines, and also constantly growing legal geographical analyses, it is striking that, to date, there have been no more focused discussion on non-places and the law. This paper aims to begin filling this noticeable gap. It focuses on an original presentation of Augé’s concept and distinguishes three levels of non-places: their objective, material level (e.g. the buildings of non-places); the intersubjective, social level (the specific, distinctive feel of non-places, such as anonymity and detachment); and the purely individual, subjective level (the way particular people assess a specific non-place). The paper not only argues that Augé is already sensitive to the law in his original account of non-places, but also that the law – while directly irrelevant for the subjective level – is nevertheless very important for the objective and intersubjective levels of non-places, as, ultimately, it is a co-constituting factor of these aspects of the discussed type of sites." POLSKI ABSTRAKT: "W kontekście obszernej literatury na temat koncepcji nie-miejsc Marca Augé, włącznie z jej wieloma aplikacjami w różnych dziedzinach, a także stale rozwijanych geograficzno-prawnych analiz, zaskakujące jest, że dotąd nie przeprowadzono bardziej skupionej dyskusji nad nie-miejscami i prawem. Celem tego artykułu jest rozpoczęcie wypełniania tej luki. Skupia się on na oryginalnym ujęciu koncepcji Augé i wyróżnia trzy poziomy nie-miejsc: ich obiektywny, materialny poziom (np. budynki nie-miejsc); intersubiektywny, społeczny poziom (specyficzna, wyróżniająca atmosfera nie-miejsc, taka jak panująca w nich anonimowość i poczucie zdystansowania), oraz wyłącznie indywidualny, subiektywny poziom (to, jak poszczególni ludzie oceniają konkretne nie-miejsce). W artykule przekonuje się nie tylko do tego, że Augé jest uwrażliwiony na prawo już w jego pierwotnym ujęciu nie-miejsc. Ponadto prawo – jakkolwiek bezpośrednio nieistotne dla subiektywnego poziomu – jest bardzo ważne dla poziomów obiektywnego i intersubiektywnego nie-miejsc, jako, ostatecznie, czynnik współkonstytuujący te aspekty komentowanego rodzaju miejsc."

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  1. The study addresses the legal dimensions of Marc Augé's concept of non-places, filling a significant gap.
  2. Non-places exist on three levels: objective, intersubjective, and subjective, each influenced by legal factors.
  3. Augé's original concept lacks direct legal context, despite normative implications for non-places.
  4. The law co-constitutes non-places' objective and intersubjective levels through specific regulations.
  5. Individual assessments of non-places are subjective and not directly influenced by legal frameworks.

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