Volume 2
IJLLD 2.1 (2012)
IJLLD Volume 2.2 (2012) (Frontsmatter) Sebastian McEvoy. Forward … i Colin Robertson. The Problem of Meaning in Multilingual EU Legal Texts … 1 Maurizio Gotti. The Litigational ‘Colonisation’ of ADR Discourse … 31 Martin Solly. Communicating with the Wider Audience: The case of a legal blog … 52 Ross Charnock. Alternative Justifications and the Argument […]
2.1 Richardson Oakes
Anne Richardson Oakes. (2012). Schools and Race in the Language of the Law: Precision or Meaningless Jargon? International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 156-179. Abstract: The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education inaugurated the desegregation of the nation’s public schools, but the rationale was not clear […]
2.1 Ferry
Victor Ferry. (2012). The Dissociation of Notions as a Tool for Justification: A study on practical reasoning in common law decisions. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 143-155. Abstract: As an instance of the typical interaction between general argumentation theory and judicial argumentation practice, this paper uses the dissociation of notions, a concept […]
2.1 Plug
H. José Plug. (2012). Obscurities in the Formulation of Legal Argumentation. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 126-142. Abstract: The Dutch Supreme Court hears grievances against motivations of judicial decisions that are based on the ground that formulations in a motivation of a decision are obscure. It is, however, difficult to determine if […]
2.1 Feteris
Eveline T. Feteris. (2012). Strategic Manoeuvring with Linguistic Arguments in Legal Decisions: A disputable literal reading of the law. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 106-125. Abstract: In this contribution, pragma-dialectical theory and its complement, strategic manoeuvring theory, two theories of the Amsterdam school of argumentation, are used to explain the linguistic argument, […]
2.1 Klos & Klos
Maureen. L. Klos and Tamara. A. Klos. (2012). The Landlord’s Right to Consumer Protection. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 95-105. Abstract: In this article, the authors discuss how the meaning of the term “consumer” can influence the controversial legal ramifications of the use of this term in the particular situation of the […]
2.1 Charnock
Ross Charnock. (2012). Alternative Justifications and the Argument from Demystification in the English Law of Obligations. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 72-94. Abstract: Although legal judgments often appear complex, a dissenting judge occasionally adopts a simpler view of the case in the hope of reaching a clearer and more acceptable result. In […]
2.1 Solly
Martin Solly. (2012). Communicating with the Wider Audience: The case of a legal blog. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 52-71. Abstract: Domain-specific texts are usually intended for a specific academic and / or professional community and can often be impenetrable to those from outside that community or without the relevant genre knowledge. […]
2.1 Gotti
Maurizio Gotti. (2012). The Litigational ‘Colonisation’ of ADR Discourse. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 31-51. Abstract: The paper reports on the investigation concerning the possible colonisation of Alternative Dispute Resolution discourse by litigation practices, by assessing the situation in the Italian context. Drawing on documentary data, the paper investigates the extent to […]
2.1 Robertson
Colin Robertson. (2012). The Problem of Meaning in Multilingual EU Legal Texts. International Journal of Law, Language & Discourse 2(1), 1-30. Abstract: The European Union creates rules of law that bind member states and citizens. The EU, with 27 member states, is multicultural and, with 23 official languages, multilingual. Its institutions produce inter alia legislative […]
