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Legal discourse across cultures and systems / edited by Vijay K. Bhatia, Christopher N. Candlin, Jan Engberg ; with the assistance of Jane Lung.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Language--Cross-cultural studies.
- Law.
- Arbitration and award--Cross-cultural studies.
- Arbitration and award.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 340 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a unique attempt to bring together some of the well-established scholars and practitioners from the fields of legal linguistics, legal translation, law, English for Academic and Professional Purposes, and arbitration practice to provide some understanding of the question.
- Contents:
- Concepts, contexts and procedures in arbitration discourse / Vijay K. Bhatia, Christopher N. Candlin and Jan Engberg
- Mixing legal cultures in international arbitration: the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal / Peter Malanczuk
- Hybrid dispute processing in Japan: linking arbitration with conciliation / Yasunobu Sato
- Confidentiality in arbitrations / Christopher To
- International commercial arbitration in India: a study of discursive practices / Kusum Dhanania
- Interpretation across legal systems and cultures: a critical perspective / Vijay K. Bhatia and Christopher N. Candlin
- Vagueness and indeterminacy in law / Jan Engberg and Dorothee Heller
- Powers of the court in the Malaysian Arbitration Act / Azirah Hashim
- Discourse systems in English arbitration awards / Girolamo Tessuto
- Rhetorical strategies in arbitration law / Anna Trosborg
- Cultural constraints on arbitration discourse / Maurizo Gotti
- Arbitration in sport / Paola Evangelisti Allori
- Implications of legal globalisation for Brazilian legal practice / Celina Frade
- Translation in international arbitration / Susan Sarcevic
- Translating terminology in arbitration discourse / Marta Chroma.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9786612709128
- 9789882207141
- 9882207146
- 9781282709126
- 1282709127
- 9789888052509
- 9888052500
- OCLC:
- 650842636
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