Cultural Dimensions Of Legal Discourse

• Autorzy: Halina Sierocka
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Despite the intention for precision and accuracy, legal discourse is oftentimes complex, archaic and ambiguous - which gives rise to contentious interpretation. Moreover, little or no attention is paid to the cultural dimension of legal discourse, which plays a critical role in the translation and interpretation of legal texts, as well as in the application of law. This paper endeavours to illustrate the impact the culture, or, more precisely, legal culture has on the way legal texts are construed or translated and to present problems which arise in the interpretation, translation and application of law as a result of cultural diversities

Słowa kluczowe

EN

legal discourse; legal culture; interpretation; translation

• Wydawca: Sciendo
• Czasopismo: Studies in Logic, Grammar and Rhetoric
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: 38
• Numer: 1
• Strony: 189-196

Daty

wydano

2014-09-01

online

2014-11-05

Twórcy

autor

Halina Sierocka

• University of Bialystok

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.2478/slgr-2014-0039