Through concrete examples of law in action, this course will examine how people’s everyday life may be closely related to landmark judicial decisions about the meaning and implications of written laws. This objective will be achieved through students discussing important landmark cases in the English-speaking common law world, which have shaped aspects of citizens’ rights and obligations. The remainder will discuss a range of interpretive issues relating to the judicial application of case-law precedents and statutory provisions. Through a mixture of lectures and smaller group seminars, this course also aims to develop students’ understanding of the character of judicial interpretation and reinterpretation of written legal rules, principles, maxims, and policies. On most topics, law-in-action case studies will be explored to encourage debate on the merits of each decision and alternative possible decisions. The course will also describe and explain the vital role of unpredictable judicial activism and discretion.
This book explores the intricate and multi-dimensional conception of clarity and obscurity in the law. It presents and examines the most recent research and theories, giving practical guidance on how to avoid obscurity in legal drafting and its impact on legal interpretation. The aims of the book are two-fold. The first is to critically reach a nexus between the disciplines of law and language with respect to the debates on clarity in legal discourse. The second is to achieve an international perspective on the issue, drawing from a wide range of legal and political contexts.
This book brings together the most influential contemporary writers in the fields of international law and international relations to take stock of what we know about the making, interpretation and enforcement of international law. The contributions to this volume critically explore what recent interdisciplinary work reveals about the design and workings of international institutions, the various roles played by international and domestic courts, and the factors that enhance compliance with international law. The volume also explores how interdisciplinary work has advanced theoretical understandings of the causes and consequences of the increased legalization of international affairs.
This book explores communication and its implications on interpretation, vagueness, multilingualism, and multiculturalism. It investigates cross-cultural perspectives with original methods, models, and arguments emphasizing national, EU, and international perspectives. Both traditional fields of investigations along with an emerging new field (Legal Visual Studies) are discussed. The book is divided into five complementary sections: Professional Legal Communication; Legal Language in a Multilingual and Multicultural Context; Legal Communication in the Courtroom; Laws on Language and Language Rights; and Visualizing Legal Communication. The book shows the diversity in the understanding and practicing of legal communication and paves the way to an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural operation in our common understanding of legal communication.
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