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Common Law Legal English and Grammar: A Contextual Approach
Alison Riley
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Description for Common Law Legal English and Grammar: A Contextual Approach
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Lord Denning, an influential but controversial English judge, stated that 'Words are the lawyer's tools of trade'. This course book reflects that conviction as it focuses on words, the language of the law - legal terms, expressions, and grammar - introduced systematically with relevant aspects of the law, and examined in context through analytical reading activities based on original legal texts selected for their interest and importance in different branches of the common law system. This book explores constitutional law, criminal law, tort, and contract; yet includes international legal contexts, with a particular focus on human rights and European law. ... Read more
Lord Denning, an influential but controversial English judge, stated that 'Words are the lawyer's tools of trade'. This course book reflects that conviction as it focuses on words, the language of the law - legal terms, expressions, and grammar - introduced systematically with relevant aspects of the law, and examined in context through analytical reading activities based on original legal texts selected for their interest and importance in different branches of the common law system. This book explores constitutional law, criminal law, tort, and contract; yet includes international legal contexts, with a particular focus on human rights and European law. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849465762
SKU
V9781849465762
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About Alison Riley
Alison Riley is Lecturer in Legal English at the University of Ferrara. Patricia Sours is Lecturer in Legal English at the University of Padua.
Reviews for Common Law Legal English and Grammar: A Contextual Approach
The book provides the reader with a vast and thorough analysis of the legal language; however, we should not be discouraged by the 503 pages of the book, since the authors use plain English and clearly explain the features of the legal jargon. ... definitely the title to remember for those interested in not only learning legal English terminology ... Read more