Legal Lay Discourse And Procedural Justice In Family And County Courts

Author : Tatiana Grieshofer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1009486926

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Legal-Lay Discourse and Procedural Justice in Family and County Courts by Tatiana Grieshofer Pdf

Focusing on adversarial legal settings, this Element explores discursive practices in court proceedings which often involve unrepresented parties - private family proceedings and small claims cases. Such proceedings present the main caseload of county and family courts, but pose immense challenges when it comes to legal-lay communication. Drawing on court observations, alongside textual and interview data, the Element pursues three aims: (1) developing the methodological and theoretical framework for exploring discursive practices in legal settings; (2) establishing the link between legal-lay discourse and procedural justice; (3) presenting and contextualising linguistic phenomena as an inherent part of court research and practice. The Element illustrates how linguistic input can contribute to procedural changes and court reforms across different adversarial and non-adversarial legal settings. The exploration of discursive practices embedded in court processes and procedures consolidates and advances the existing court research conducted within the fields of socio-legal studies and forensic linguistics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : Tatiana Grieshofer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781009378017

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Legal-Lay Discourse and Procedural Justice in Family and County Courts by Tatiana Grieshofer Pdf

Focusing on adversarial legal settings, this Element explores discursive practices in court proceedings which often involve unrepresented parties - private family proceedings and small claims cases. Such proceedings present the main caseload of county and family courts, but pose immense challenges when it comes to legal-lay communication. Drawing on court observations, alongside textual and interview data, the Element pursues three aims: (1) developing the methodological and theoretical framework for exploring discursive practices in legal settings; (2) establishing the link between legal-lay discourse and procedural justice; (3) presenting and contextualising linguistic phenomena as an inherent part of court research and practice. The Element illustrates how linguistic input can contribute to procedural changes and court reforms across different adversarial and non-adversarial legal settings. The exploration of discursive practices embedded in court processes and procedures consolidates and advances the existing court research conducted within the fields of socio-legal studies and forensic linguistics. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Author : C. Heffer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230502888

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The Language of Jury Trial by C. Heffer Pdf

Drawing on representative corpora of transcripts from over 100 English criminal jury trials, this stimulating new book explores the nature of 'legal-lay discourse', or the language used by legal professionals before lay juries. Careful analyses of genres such as witness examination and the judge's summing-up reveal a strategic tension between a desire to persuade the jury and the need to conform to legal constraints. The book also suggests ways of managing this tension linguistically to help, not hinder, the jury.

Author : Australian Public Affairs Information Service
Publisher : National Library Australia
Page : 1030 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 07278926

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A Subject Index to Current Literature by Australian Public Affairs Information Service Pdf

Author : Klaus J. Hopt,Felix Steffek
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2018-12-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780191669354

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Mediation by Klaus J. Hopt,Felix Steffek Pdf

Mediation provides an attractive alternative to resolving disputes through court proceedings. Mediation promises just results in the interest of all parties concerned, a reduction of the court caseload, and cost savings for the parties involved as well as for the treasury. The European Directive on Mediation has given mediation in Europe new momentum by establishing a common framework for cross-border mediation. Beyond Europe, many states have tried in recent years to answer the question whether, and if so, how mediation should be regulated at a national and international level. The aim of this book is to promote the understanding and discussion of regulatory issues by presenting comparative research on mediation. It describes and analyses the law and practice of mediation in twenty-two countries. Europe is represented by chapters on mediation in Austria, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The world beyond Europe is analysed in chapters on mediation in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, Switzerland and the USA. Against this background, further chapters on fundamental issues identify possible regulatory models and discuss central principles of mediation law and practice. In particular, the work considers harmonisation and diversity in the law of mediation as well as the economic and constitutional problems associated with privatising civil justice. To the extent available, empirical research is used as a point of reference in the critical analysis.

Author : Martin Partington
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780198704225

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Introduction to the English Legal System by Martin Partington Pdf

Are you new to studying law? You've decided to study one of the most fascinating and intellectually stimulating subjects - law. Whether you're working towards a law degree or studying law as part of another subject, Introduction to the English Legal System is your ideal starting point. Right from the word go, Martin Partington enlivens and clarifies the legal system, and explains the central role it plays in society. Do you want to think critically about the world in which you live? What is the purpose of law? Whose interests does the law favour? Consolidating over 40 years' experience in the law, Martin Partington will challenge your assumptions about the English legal system, and encourage you to question how far it meets the demands placed upon it. Are you aware of contemporary debates on the legal system? Annually updated, Introduction to the English Legal System discusses all the latest debates and issues that will affect you during your studies and looking ahead to your career. Interview podcasts, discussion questions and more can be found on the accompanying author blog and Online Resource Centre.

Author : J. Cotterill
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2003-10-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780230006010

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Language and Power in Court by J. Cotterill Pdf

Sociolinguists and lawyers will find insight and relevance in this account of the language of the courtroom, as exemplified in the criminal trial of O.J. Simpson. The trial is examined as the site of linguistic power and persuasion, focusing on the role of language in (re)presenting and (re)constructing the crime. In addition to the trial transcripts, the book draws on Simpson's post-arrest interview, media reports and post-trial interviews with jurors. The result is a unique multi-dimensional insight into the 'Trial of the Century' from a linguistic and discursive perspective.

Author : Richard L. Abel
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781483297354

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The Politics of Informal Justice by Richard L. Abel Pdf

The Politics of Informal Justice

Author : Le Cheng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317137474

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Exploring Courtroom Discourse by Le Cheng Pdf

This volume presents a combination of practical, empirical research data and theoretical reflection to provide a comparative view of language and discourse in the courtroom. The work explores how the various disciplines of law and linguistics can help us understand the nature of "Power and Control" - both oral and written - and how it might be clarified to unravel linguistic representation of legal reality. It presents and examines the most recent research and theories at national and international levels. The book represents a valuable contribution to the study and analysis of courtroom discourse and courtroom cultures more generally. It will be of interest to students and researchers working in the areas of language and law, legal theory, interpretation, and semiotics of law.

Author : Linda Mulcahy,Emma Rowden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-20
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780429558689

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The Democratic Courthouse by Linda Mulcahy,Emma Rowden Pdf

The Democratic Courthouse examines how changing understandings of the relationship between government and the governed came to be reflected in the buildings designed to house the modern legal system from the 1970s to the present day in England and Wales. The book explores the extent to which egalitarian ideals and the pursuit of new social and economic rights altered existing hierarchies and expectations about how people should interact with each other in the courthouse. Drawing on extensive public archives and private archives kept by the Ministry of Justice, but also using case studies from other jurisdictions, the book details how civil servants, judges, lawyers, architects, engineers and security experts have talked about courthouses and the people that populate them. In doing so, it uncovers a changing history of ideas about how the competing goals of transparency, majesty, participation, security, fairness and authority have been achieved, and the extent to which aspirations towards equality and participation have been realised in physical form. As this book demonstrates, the power of architecture to frame attitudes and expectations of the justice system is much more than an aesthetic or theoretical nicety. Legal subjects live in a world in which the configuration of space, the cues provided about behaviour by the built form and the way in which justice is symbolised play a crucial, but largely unacknowledged, role in creating meaning and constituting legal identities and rights to participate in the civic sphere. Key to understanding the modern-day courthouse, this book will be of interest to scholars and students in all fields of law, architecture, sociology, political science, psychology and criminology.

Author : Denise Meyerson,Catriona Mackenzie,Therese MacDermott
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000207668

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Procedural Justice and Relational Theory by Denise Meyerson,Catriona Mackenzie,Therese MacDermott Pdf

This book bridges a scholarly divide between empirical and normative theorizing about procedural justice in the context of relations of power between citizens and the state. Empirical research establishes that people’s understanding of procedural justice is shaped by relational factors. A central premise of this volume is that this research is significant but needs to be complemented by normative theorizing that draws on relational theories of ethics and justice to explain the moral significance of procedures and make normative sense of people’s concerns about relational factors. The chapters in Part 1 provide comprehensive reviews of empirical studies of procedural justice in policing, courts and prisons. Part 2 explores empirical and normative perspectives on procedural justice and legitimacy. Part 3 examines philosophical approaches to procedural justice. Part 4 considers the implications of a relational perspective for the design of procedures in a range of legal contexts. This collection will be of interest to a wide academic readership in philosophy, law, psychology and criminology.

Author : John Gibbons
Publisher : Wiley-Blackwell
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2003-01-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0631212469

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Forensic Linguistics by John Gibbons Pdf

Forensic Linguistics is an introduction to the fascinating interface between language and the law. Provides an integrated and fully theorized understanding of language and law issues. Contains many helpful examples from genuine legal contexts and texts. Discusses linguistic sources of disadvantage before the law, particularly for ethnic minorities, children and abused women.

Author : Martin Partington
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-26
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199644827

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Introduction to the English Legal System 2012-2013 by Martin Partington Pdf

This text offers a lively analysis of the issues which currently face the English legal system, but without getting into the level of detail found in other texts.

Author : Sören Koch,Marius Mikkel Kjølstad
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 1171 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-05-30
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783031277450

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Handbook on Legal Cultures by Sören Koch,Marius Mikkel Kjølstad Pdf

Cooperation across borders requires both knowledge of and understanding of different cultures. This is especially true when it comes to the law. This handbook is the first to comprehensively present selected legal cultures based on a very specific set of structural elements which can be found in all such cultures. Legal cultures are a product of and impacted by certain fundamental and commonly shared ideas on and expectations of the law. In all modern societies these ideas are to a certain degree institutionalized or at least embedded in institutionalized practices. These practices determine the way lawyers are educated and apply the law, how they engage with the ongoing internationalization of law and what kind of values they adhere to. Looking at these elements separately enables the reader to identify similarities and differences and to explain them contextually. Understanding these general features of legal cultures can help avoid misunderstandings or misinterpretations of foreign law and its application. Accordingly, this handbook is a necessary starting point for all kinds of legal comparative studies conducted by academics, students, judges and other legal practitioners.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1032 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Australia
ISBN : UOM:39015079938505

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APAIS, Australian Public Affairs Information Service by Anonim Pdf

Vol. for 1963 includes section Current Australian serials; a subject list.