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A handbook on legal languages and the quest for linguistic equality in South Africa and beyond / Zakeera Docrat, Russell H Kaschula, Monwabisi K Ralarala.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Docrat, Zakeera, author.
- Kaschula, Russell, author.
- Ralarala, Monwabisi K., author.
- Series:
- Studies in Forensic Linguistics
- Studies in Forensic Linguistics ; v.3
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Language.
- Law.
- Multilingualism--South Africa.
- Multilingualism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Sun Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- A handbook on Legal Languages and the quest for linguistic equality in South Africa and beyond is an interdisciplinary publication located in the discipline of forensic linguistics/ language and law.
- Contents:
- 1. Introduction: Discussion map, research question and objectives
- 2. The Language of Proceedings in Courts on the African Continent: Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco
- 3. Insights from International Case Studies on Language and Law: Australia, Belgium, Canada and India
- 4. The Monolingual Language of Record in South African Courts: The complications of court interpretation and the introduction of administrative law
- 5. The Language Question in Legislative and Policy Instruments: A forensic linguistics approach to language planning and legislative drafting
- 6a. Part One: South Africa's Constitutional Language Rights and Provisions: A language right or an interpretational right?
- 6b. Part Two: Linguistic (In)equality in South Africa's Legal System: Linguistic equality for African language-speaking litigants
- 7. The Language Question before Courts: Selected South African case law
- 8. South Africa's Legal Practitioners and Judical Officers: Language qualifications and competencies
- 9. The Relationship between South Africa's Legal System and Higher Education Institutions: A policy-based approach
- 10. Conclusions and Recommendations.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781991201270
- 1991201273
- OCLC:
- 1257076790
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