The objective of this work is to recover an important area of investigation within the
Semiotics of Law, particularly and directly related to themes of Justice. And this
exercise is completed through the most direct connection between Law and Art. The
symbol of justice is here the central point of the research. This book intends, in this
way, to contribute to the studies of Visual Jurisprudence, given that its core thesis is
that corresponding to the task of returning justice to the key concerns of the jurist.
Consequently, the symbol of justice is investigated from a semiotic perspective, so
that its appearance can be seen in the production processes of meaning responsible
for the formation of Law of each historical period. It is how the historical mutations
found at the symbolic level are indicative of the historical transformations of values,
practices and knowledge that structure the formation of Law.