Speaking Of Language And Law

Author : Lawrence Solan,Janet Ainsworth,Roger W. Shuy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199334193

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Speaking of Language and Law by Lawrence Solan,Janet Ainsworth,Roger W. Shuy Pdf

Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry, Legal Language and its History, Language and Civil Liability, Language and Criminal Justice, and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field, offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.

Author : Lawrence Solan,Janet Ainsworth,Roger W. Shuy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780190492663

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Speaking of Language and Law by Lawrence Solan,Janet Ainsworth,Roger W. Shuy Pdf

Among the most prominent scholars of language and law is Peter Tiersma, a law professor at Loyola Law School with a doctorate in linguistics (co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law). Tiersma's significant body of work traverses a variety of legal and linguistic fields. This book offers a selection of twelve of Tiersma's most influential publications, divided into five thematic areas that are critical to both law and linguistics: Language and Law as a Field of Inquiry, Legal Language and its History, Language and Civil Liability, Language and Criminal Justice, and Jury Instructions. Each paper is accompanied by a brief commentary from a leading scholar in the field, offering a substantive conversation about the ramifications of Tiersma's work and the disagreements that have often surrounded it.

Author : Lawrence M. Solan,Peter M. Tiersma
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-15
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226767871

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Speaking of Crime by Lawrence M. Solan,Peter M. Tiersma Pdf

Why do so many people voluntarily consent to searches by have the police search their person or vehicle when they know that they are carrying contraband or evidence of illegal activity? Does everyone understand the Miranda warning? How well can people recognize a voice on tape? Can linguistic experts identify who wrote an anonymous threatening letter? Speaking of Crime answers these questions and examines the complex role of language within our criminal justice system. Lawrence M. Solan and Peter M. Tiersma compile numerous cases, ranging from the Lindbergh kidnapping to the impeachment trial of Bill Clinton to the JonBenét Ramsey case, that provide real-life examples of how language functions in arrests, investigations, interrogations, confessions, and trials. In a clear and accessible style, Solan and Tiersma show how recent advances in the study of language can aid in understanding how legal problems arise and how they might be solved. With compelling discussions current issues and controversies, this book is a provocative state-of-the-art survey that will be of enormous value to legal scholars and professionals throughout the criminal justice system.

Author : John M. Conley,William M. O'Barr,Robin Conley Riner
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-10
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780226484532

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Just Words by John M. Conley,William M. O'Barr,Robin Conley Riner Pdf

Is it “just words” when a lawyer cross-examines a rape victim in the hopes of getting her to admit an interest in her attacker? Is it “just words” when the Supreme Court hands down a decision or when business people draw up a contract? In tackling the question of how an abstract entity exerts concrete power, Just Words focuses on what has become the central issue in law and language research: what language reveals about the nature of legal power. John M. Conley, William M. O'Barr, and Robin Conley Riner show how the microdynamics of the legal process and the largest questions of justice can be fruitfully explored through the field of linguistics. Each chapter covers a language-based approach to a different area of the law, from the cross-examinations of victims and witnesses to the inequities of divorce mediation. Combining analysis of common legal events with a broad range of scholarship on language and law, Just Words seeks the reality of power in the everyday practice and application of the law. As the only study of its type, the book is the definitive treatment of the topic and will be welcomed by students and specialists alike. This third edition brings this essential text up to date with new chapters on nonverbal, or “multimodal,” communication in legal settings and law, language, and race.

Author : Jeff Handmaker,Karin Arts
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108497947

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Mobilising International Law for 'Global Justice' by Jeff Handmaker,Karin Arts Pdf

Critically explores how international law is mobilised, by global and local actors, to achieve or block global justice efforts.

Author : S.I. Strong,Katia Fach Gómez,Laura Carballo Piñeiro
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-11-25
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781849807876

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Comparative Law for Spanish–English Speaking Lawyers by S.I. Strong,Katia Fach Gómez,Laura Carballo Piñeiro Pdf

Comparative Law for Spanish–English Speaking Lawyers provides practitioners and students of law, in a variety of English- and Spanish- speaking countries, with the information and skills needed to successfully undertake competent comparative legal research and communicate with local counsel and clients in a second language. Written with the purpose of helping lawyers develop the practical skills essential for success in today’s increasingly international legal market, this book aims to arm its readers with the tools needed to translate unfamiliar legal terms and contextualize the legal concepts and practices used in foreign legal systems. Comparative Law for Spanish–English Speaking Lawyers / Derecho comparado para abogados anglo- e hispanoparlantes, escrita en inglés y español, persigue potenciar las habilidades lingüísticas y los conocimientos de derecho comparado de sus lectores. Con este propósito, términos y conceptos jurídicos esenciales son explicados al hilo del análisis riguroso y transversal de selectas jurisdicciones hispano- y angloparlantes. El libro pretende con ello que abogados, estudiantes de derecho y traductores puedan trabajar en una segunda lengua con solvencia y consciencia de las diferencias jurídicas y culturales que afectan a las relaciones con abogados y clientes extranjeros. La obra se complementa con ejercicios individuales y en grupo que permiten a los lectores reflexionar sobre estas divergencias.

Author : Friedemann Vogel
Publisher : Duncker & Humblot
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Law
ISBN : 9783428554232

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Legal Linguistics Beyond Borders: Language and Law in a World of Media, Globalisation and Social Conflicts by Friedemann Vogel Pdf

The world of law has changed in the last decades: it has become more globalized, multilingual and digital. The sections and contributions of this volume continue the interdisciplinary discussion about the challenges of this change for theory and practice of law and for the International Language and Law Association (ILLA) relaunched in 2017. First, the book gives a broad overview to the research field of legal linguistics, its history, research directions and open questions in different parts of the world (United States, Africa, Italy, Spain, Germany, Nordic countries and Russia). The second section consists of contributions about the relation of language, law and justice in a globalized world with a focus on multilingual and supranational law in the EU. The third section focuses on digitalization and mediatization of the law, the last section reports about the discussion at the ILLA relaunch conference in 2017.

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons,Robert Marleau,Camille Montpetit
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1216 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Canada
ISBN : UCBK:C070750942

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House of Commons Procedure and Practice by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons,Robert Marleau,Camille Montpetit Pdf

This reference book is primarily a procedural work which examines the many forms, customs, and practices which have been developed and established for the House of Commons since Confederation in 1867. It provides a distinctive Canadian perspective in describing procedure in the House up to the end of the first session of the 36th Parliament in Sept. 1999. The material is presented with full commentary on the historical circumstances which have shaped the current approach to parliamentary business. Key Speaker's rulings and statements are also documented and the considerable body of practice, interpretation, and precedents unique to the Canadian House of Commons is amply illustrated. Chapters of the book cover the following: parliamentary institutions; parliaments and ministries; privileges and immunities; the House and its Members; parliamentary procedure; the physical & administrative setting; the Speaker & other presiding officers; the parliamentary cycle; sittings of the House; the daily program; oral & written questions; the process of debate; rules of order & decorum; the curtailment of debate; special debates; the legislative process; delegated legislation; financial procedures; committees of the whole House; committees; private Members' business; public petitions; private bills practice; and the parliamentary record. Includes index.

Author : Elizabeth Mertz,William K. Ford,Gregory Matoesian
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780199990566

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Translating the Social World for Law by Elizabeth Mertz,William K. Ford,Gregory Matoesian Pdf

This volume examines the linguistic problems that arise in efforts to translate between law and the social sciences. We usually think of "translation" as pertaining to situations involving distinct languages such as English and Swahili. But realistically, we also know that there are many kinds of English or Swahili, so that some form of translation may still be needed even between two people who both speak English-including, for example, between English speakers who are members of different professions. Law and the social sciences certainly qualify as disciplines with quite distinctive language patterns and practices, as well as different orientations and goals. In coordinated papers that are grounded in empirical research, the volume contributors use careful linguistic analysis to understand how attempts to translate between different disciplines can misfire in systematic ways. Some contributors also point the way toward more fruitful translation practices. The contributors to this volume are members of an interdisciplinary working group on Legal Translation that met for a number of years. The group includes scholars from law, philosophy, anthropology, linguistics, political science, psychology, and religious studies. The members of this group approach interdisciplinary communication as a form of "translation" between distinct disciplinary languages (or, "registers"). Although it may seem obvious that professionals in different fields speak and think differently about the world, in fact experts in law and in social science too often assume that they can communicate easily when they are speaking what appears to be the "same" language. While such experts may intellectually understand that they differ regarding their fundamental assumptions and uses of language, they may nonetheless consistently underestimate the degree to which they are actually talking past one another. This problem takes on real-life significance when one of the fields is law, where how knowledge is conveyed can affect how justice is meted out.

Author : Michel Bastarache
Publisher : Editions Y. Blais
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015013450831

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Language Rights in Canada by Michel Bastarache Pdf

Author : Marcel Martel,Martin P?quet
Publisher : Between the Lines(CA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 1926662938

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Speaking Up by Marcel Martel,Martin P?quet Pdf

A fresh look at one of the great issues of our time

Author : Sylvia Kummer
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-13
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783848252695

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The Language of Company and Contract by Sylvia Kummer Pdf

This book is an integrated course in legal English with many opportunities to practise and hone the core skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking the language of law. This book is ideal for those who need to use legal English in their professional environment. It is designed for law students as well as everyone who needs to use legal English vocabulary in their work. Its focus remains firmly on British and American legal language throughout. Essential legal terminology, as it relates to company and contract law, is explained in a concise and engaging way. Modern teaching tools facilitate learning and practical application of the authentic language of the law.

Author : F. Rock
Publisher : Springer
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780230286504

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Communicating Rights by F. Rock Pdf

Organizations acting on behalf of society are expected to act fairly, explaining themselves and their procedures. For the police, explanation is routine and repetitive. It's also very powerful. This book provides an unusual opportunity to see different speakers and writers explaining the same texts in their own words in British police stations.

Author : Christopher Williams
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 3039114441

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Tradition and Change in Legal English by Christopher Williams Pdf

In this volume the author examines verbal constructions in prescriptive legal texts written in English. Modal auxiliaries such as shall, may and must are analysed, as well as indicative tenses such as the present simple, and also non-finite constructions such as the -ing form and -ed participles. Results are based on specially compiled corpora of prescriptive texts coming from a wide range of English-speaking countries and also international organizations such as the European Union and the UN. The author also analyses the nature, extent and impact of the calls for change in legal language coming from the Plain Language Movement. Although legal language tends to be depicted as being highly conservative and unchanging, the author shows that in certain parts of the English-speaking world a minor revolution would appear to be taking place, while in other parts there is greater resistance to change.

Author : Douglas A. Kibbee
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1998-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027275073

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Language Legislation and Linguistic Rights by Douglas A. Kibbee Pdf

The contributions to this volume cover a broad range of issues in language policy that are hotly debated in every corner of the globe. The articles included investigate the implications of language policies on the notion of language rights as the issues are played out in very specific circumstances — from the courtroom in Australia to the legislature in California to the educational system in England to the administrative practices of the European Commission. The authors explore conflicts between basic conceptions of fairness in justice, administration and education on the one hand, and political and economic realities on the other. Articles focus on langage issues in the United States, Canada, Brazil, England, France, Slovakia, Russia, Sri Lanka, Australia and several African states. Other articles consider the implications of new supernational agreements — the European Union, NAFTA, GATT, the OAU — on language issues in the signatory states. In sum the volume offers an extensive presentation of current issues and practices in language policy and linguistic human rights.