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

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

Relaunching the International Language and Law Association (ILLA)

Editors: Vogel, Friedemann

Sprache und Medialität des Rechts / Language and Media of Law, Vol. 2

(2019)

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Publisher Name: Duncker & Humblot
ISBN: 978-3-428-55423-2
978-3-428-15423-4 (print edition)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/978-3-428-55423-2
Edition: 1
Language: English
Pages: 384
Subjects: Methods, theory & philosophy of law

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Friedemann Vogel ist Professor für computergestützte Sozio- und Diskurslinguistik an der Universität Siegen, Koordinator der 1984 gegründeten Heidelberger Gruppe der Rechtslinguistik sowie Präsident der »International Language and Law Association« (ILLA, 2017-2019). Zuvor studierte er Germanistik, Psychologie und Philosophie, wurde 2011 an der Universität Heidelberg promoviert und war bis 2018 Juniorprofessor für Medienlinguistik an die Universität Freiburg. Er initiierte 2012 den Aufbau des weltweit größten Referenzkorpus des deutschsprachigen Rechts (JuReKo) und leitet gemeinsam mit Hanjo Hamann die »International Research Group Computer Assisted Legal Linguistics«. Zu Vogels Arbeitsschwerpunkten zählt die Fachkommunikation in Rechtswesen und Justiz, linguistische Diskurs- und Imageanalyse, politische und medienvermittelte Kommunikation sowie computergestützte, quantifizierende Zugänge zu sprachlichen Handlungs- und Interaktionsmustern als komplementäre Verfahren zu qualitativer Hermeneutik und Ethnographie. Nähere Informationen unter: www.friedemann-vogel.de.

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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.The world of law has changed in the last decades: it has become more globalized, multilingual and digital. The 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, introducing the research field of legal linguistics in different parts of the world and considering multilingualism, power abuse and mediatization of the law.

Section Title	Page	Action	Price
Legal Linguistics Beyond Borders: Language and Law in a World of Media, Globalisation and Social Conflicts	1
R. Alexander Lorz: Preface: Creating Law with Language – Crossing Borders and Connecting Disciplines from the Perspective of Legislative Practice	5
Table of Contents	9
Friedemann Vogel: Introductio	11
Literature	16
Legal Linguistics Around the World	17
Lawrence M. Solan: Legal Linguistics in the US. Looking Back, Looking Ahead	19
Abstract	19
I. Linguistics and Law Realize that they have Discovered Each Othe	19
II. Forensic Linguistics Becomes a Field	23
III. Some Areas of Cross-Disciplinary Collaboratio	25
IV. Some Encouraging Trends	27
V. Conclusio	34
VI. Literature	34
Gatitu Kiguru: Legal Linguistics in Africa. Framing the Agenda for an Emerging Discipline in a Nebulous Space	39
Abstract	39
I. Introductio	39
II. An Inheritance of Laws	41
III. The Power Structure in Customary Law Systems	43
IV. An Inheritance of Languages	45
V. Themes in Budding Research	48
1. Court Interpreting – Kenya	49
2. Power in Courtroom Discourse – Nigeria	51
VI. The Emergence of a Discipline: Challenges and Opportunities	52
VII. Conclusions	54
VIII. Literature	55
Gianluca Pontrandolfo: Legal Linguistics in Italy	59
Abstract	59
I. Introductio	59
II. Research in Italian Legal Linguistics	60
1. Early studies on Italian legal language	60
2. Studies on the simplification of legalese	61
3. Legal language as LSP: features and genres	62
4. Theories of legal linguistics: philosophy, semantics, sociolinguistics	63
5. Legal translation theory and comparative law	63
6. Legal discourse and stylistics	64
7. Legal linguistics and computer science	64
8. Legal translation & interpreting research	65
III. Research activities	67
1. Research groups and projects in Italy	67
2. Research scholars working in Italy in legal languages different than Italia	69
IV. Legal Linguistic in Italian academia	71
1. Departments Law & Language	71
2. Teaching of legal linguistics	71
3. Editorial panorama	72
V. Old and new directions in LL in Italy	73
VI. Literature	74
Gianluca Pontrandolfo: Legal Linguistics in Spai	81
Abstract	81
I. Introductio	81
II. Topics and directions	82
1. Traditional studies on legal language	83
2. Research on legal genres	84
3. Discourse analysis	84
4. Simplification of legalese	85
5. Forensic Linguistics	87
6. Legal translation & interpreting	87
III. Research activities	88
IV. Editorial panorama	91
V. Training initiatives	91
VI. Concluding remarks	92
VII. Literature	93
Friedemann Vogel: Legal linguistics in Germany. History, Working Groups, Concepts	99
Abstract	99
I. The linguistic constitution of society and law	99
II. To the professionalization of research, teaching and practice	103
1. Research interests and objectives of legal linguistics	103
2. Issues of legal linguistics professionalizatio	104
a) Interdisciplinary working groups on language and law	104
b) Milestones of publications and resources in German Legal Linguistics	106
c) Study paths	106
d) Legal linguists in the context of legislatio	107
III. Established working areas of German legal linguistics	107
1. Terminology, general language and their conflicting relation to each othe	108
2. Legal semantics: legal work as textual work	108
3. Communication in court	109
IV. Pending issues and new research fields	110
1. Digitization of the law	110
2. Computer-assisted methods to explore legal semantics	111
3. Legislation and norm-genesis	112
4. Multilingualism in the supranational legal sphere	113
V. Literature	114
Emilia Lindroos: Legal Linguistics in the Nordic Countries. Past Developments and Future Directions	123
Abstract	123
I. Introductio	123
II. Finland	125
1. General developments in Legal Linguistics	126
2. Research in Legal Linguistics	127
3. Didactics of Legal Linguistics	132
III. Legal Linguistics in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark	134
IV. Concluding remarks	137
V. Literature	138
Svetlana Takhtarova / Diana Sabirova: Russian Juridical Linguistics. History and Modernity	147
Abstract	147
I. Introductio	147
II. The main scientific paradigms of Russian legal science	149
III. Leading Scientific Schools of Russian Juridical Linguistics	155
IV. Concluding remarks	158
V. Literature	159
Language, Law and Justice in a Globalized World	165
Ninon Colneric: Multilingual and Supranational Law in the EU: ˋUnited in Diversity' or ˋTower of Babelˋ?	167
I. Introductio	167
II. The present language regime of the EU	169
1. Fundamental rights	169
2. The basic regulatory framework of the EU language regime	169
3. Communications between the EU institutions and Member States or citizens	172
4. Intra- and interinstitutional communications of the EU	175
a) Intra-institutional communications	175
aa) The European Parliament	175
bb) The Council of the EU	176
cc) The European Commissio	178
dd) The Court of Justice of the European Unio	178
b) Interinstitutional communications	179
III. Drafting multilingual supranational law	180
IV. Interpreting multilingual supranational law	181
V. Perspectives	182
1. The consequences of the Brexit for the present language regime of the EU	182
2. English as the only working language?	182
3. Weak multilingualism with only one authentic language?	183
VI. Conclusions	184
VII. Literature	186
Peter Schiffauer / Izabela Jędrzejowska-Schiffauer: Triumph of Law over Language. Case Studies on Multilingually Negotiated EU-Law	187
Abstract	187
I. Introductio	187
II. The limited multilingual character of EU-legislative provisions	189
III. Selected examples	191
1. Erreur matérielle, Ordnungspolitik, Moral hazard, Bail out, National ownership	191
a) Erreur matérielle	191
b) Ordnungspolitik	192
c) Moral hazard	194
d) Bail-out	195
e) National ownership	196
2. Reimbursement of expenses	199
3. Tofu-cheese	200
IV. Lessons to be drawn – theoretical considerations	202
1. The use of idiomatic expressions	202
2. Is genuinely multilaterally negotiated legislation imaginable?	203
3. The triumph of historically stabilised legal practice and “sedimented” law over the ties of language	205
V. Literature	206
Łucja Biel / Vilelmini Sosoni: EU Legal Culture and Translation in the Era of Globalisation. The Hybridisation of EU Terminology on the Example of Competition Law	207
Abstract	207
I. Introductio	207
II. The EU Legal Culture and Translation Panel at the ILLA relaunch conference	208
III. EU Competition Law: globalisation, Europeanisation and localisatio	211
IV. EU competition terminology and translation: The side effects of multilingualism and hybridisatio	215
V. Conclusio	222
VI. Literature	224
Stefan Höfler: Making the Law More Transparent. Text Linguistics for Legislative Drafting	229
Abstract	229
I. Introductio	229
II. Transparent drafting: Theory and practice	230
III. Text linguistics at work	232
1. Functional structure	233
a) Statements of purpose	234
b) Modality	235
c) Definitions of terms	237
2. Thematic structure	238
a) Linearisatio	238
b) Signposting	241
3. Propositional structure	243
a) Relations	243
b) Reference	246
IV. Transparent drafting in a globalised world	248
V. Literature	249
Frances Olsen: Law, Language and Justice	253
Abstract	253
I. Introductio	253
II. James B. White: When Words Lose Their Meaning	256
III. Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian War and the Degradation of Language, Culture and Values	259
1. The Corcyrean Debate	259
2. The Mytilene Debates	260
3. The Melian Dialogue	262
4. The Syracuse Expeditio	264
IV. Parallels to the U.S. Today	265
1. Euphemisms and their Opposite	266
2. The Particular Case of Torture and “Enhanced Interrogation”	272
3. Replacing Hypocrisy with Realism or Shifting from Mytilene to Melos?	275
4. Reckless Imperial Greed and Pride Sideline Democracy	278
5. American Exceptionalism	279
V. Harold Pinter – Nobel Acceptance Speech	280
VI. A Dissenting View and Conclusio	283
VII. Literature	288
The Mediatization of the Law	289
Ruth Breeze: The Practice of the Law Across Modes and Media. Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities for Legal Linguists	291
Abstract	291
I. Introductio	291
II. Theoretical framework	292
III. Method and sample	293
IV. Case studies	294
1. ADR blogs	294
2. Face-to-face ODR	297
3. Automated ODR platforms	301
V. Concluding thoughts	304
VI. Literature	305
VII. Appendix	307
Appendix 1	307
Appendix 2	310
Appendix 3	312
Victoria Guillén Nieto: Gender-based Violence and the Mediatization of the Law	315
Abstract	315
I. Introductio	315
II. Gender-based violence in the Spanish law	316
III. A linguistic perspective of the overarching concept of gender-based violence	318
1. Approaching gender-based violence through Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM)	318
2. A multidimensional approach to the analysis of heteropatriarchal culture	320
a) Level 1: Gender as a value dimensio	321
b) Level 2: Ideology	321
c) Level 3: Social practices	322
d) Level 4: Discursive practices	322
IV. The mediatization of the law	326
1. The case of Ana Orantes and the creation of the Organic Law 1/2004, of December 28th, on Comprehensive Protection Measures against Gender-based Violence	327
2. The case of La manada and the revision of sexual offences in the Spanish Penal Law	328
3. The case of Harvey Weinstein and the ME TOO bill in the United States Congress	330
4. Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh's confirmation hearing	332
V. Conclusions	334
VI. Literature	335
Laws	338
Stanisław Goźdź-Roszkowski / Monika Kopytowska: Courts, Constitutionality and Conflicts in Media Representations. A Case Study in Polish Rule of Law Crisis	339
Abstract	339
I. Introductio	339
II. The conflict in context	340
III. Institutional Context: Poland's Constitutional Tribunal (Trybunał Konstytucyjny)	342
IV. Theoretical framework of the study	343
V. Material and Method	349
VI. Results and discussio	350
1. The Guardian and the EU crisis frame	351
2. Niezalezna.pl and responsibility frame	354
VII. Conclusions	356
VIII. Literature	358
Reports from the ILLA Relaunch Conference 2017 in Freiburg	363
Carole E. Chaski / Victoria Guillén Nieto / Dieter A. Stein: Report on the Workshop on Forensic Linguistics at the ILLA Relaunch Conference in September 2017	365
I. Introductio	365
II. Author Identificatio	366
III. Speaker Identificatio	367
IV. Spanish Forensic Corpus	368
V. Forensic Computational Linguistics	368
VI. Court Testimonies / Courtroom interactio	369
VII. Language Crimes	370
VIII. Conclusio	371
IX. Literature	371
Dieter Stein: The Freiburg Relaunch Conference on Language and Law in a World of Media, Globalisation and Social Conflicts. A brief Conference Comment	375
Literature	378
Yinchun Bai / Isabelle Gauer / Jana Werner: Report from the first ILLA Junior Research Panel at the ILLA Relaunch Conference in September 2017	379
Notes on Contributors	383

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