This book explores the language of judges. It is concerned with
understanding how language works in judicial contexts. Using a range of
disciplinary and methodological perspectives, it looks in detail at the
ways in which judicial discourse is argued, constructed, interpreted and
perceived. Focusing on four central themes - constructing judicial
discourse and judicial identities, judicial argumentation and evaluative
language, judicial interpretation, and clarity in judicial discourse -
the book's ultimate goal is to provide a comprehensive and in-depth
analysis of current critical issues of the role of language in judicial
settings. Contributors include legal linguists, lawyers, legal scholars,
legal practitioners, legal translators and anthropologists, who explore
patterns of linguistic organisation and use in judicial institutions and
analyse language as an instrument for understanding both the judicial
decision-making process and its outcome.
The book will be an invaluable resource for scholars in legal
linguistics and those specialising in judicial argumentation and
reasoning, and forensic linguists interested in the use of language in
judicial settings.