Obscurity and Clarity in the Law: Prospects and Challenges

by Anne Wagner (Editor), SophieCacciaguidi-Fahy (Author), Sophie Cacciaguidi-Fahy (Author), Anne Wagner (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $156.64

  Explores how the various disciplines of law and linguistics can help us understand the nature of legal language - both oral and written - and how it might be improved and clarified. This book presents guidance on how to avoid obscurity in legal drafting and legal interpretation at national level and on the international scene.