Legal Discourse Across Cultures and Systems
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.\ Hong Kong University Press
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Acknowledgements viiList of Contributors ixIntroductory 1Concepts, Contexts and Procedures in Arbitration Discourse Vijay K. Bhatia Christopher N. Candlin Jan Engberg 3Perspectives and Issues 33Mixing Legal Cultures in International Arbitration: The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal Peter Malanczuk 35Hybrid Dispute Processing in Japan: Linking Arbitration with Conciliation Yasunobu Sato 53Confidentiality in Arbitrations Christopher To 75International Commercial Arbitration in India: A Study of Discursive Practices Kusum Dhanania 109Comparative Analysis and Interpretation 125Interpretation across Legal Systems and Cultures: A Critical Perspective Vijay K. Bhatia Christopher N. Candlin 127Vagueness and Indeterminacy in Law Jan Engberg Dorothee Heller 145Powers of the Court in the Malaysian Arbitration Act Azirah Hashim 169Discourse Systems in English Arbitration Awards Girolamo Tessuto 181Rhetorical Strategies in Arbitration Law Anna Trosborg 199Cultural Constraints onArbitration Discourse Maurizio Gotti 221Applications and Implications 253Arbitration in Sport Paola Evangelisti Allori 255Implications of Legal Globalisation for Brazilian Legal Practice Celina Frade 275Translation in International Arbitration Susan Sarcevic 291Translating Terminology in Arbitration Discourse Marta Chroma 309Index 329
\ From the Publisher"This book makes a major contribution to the study of legal discourse and to our understanding of variation in professional communication practices across cultures. An outcome of a major international research project, the volume contains a series of studies focusing on the language used in international commercial arbitration documents, presenting a range of analyses, insights and perspectives on legal language in such diverse contexts as Malaysia, Brazil, India, Japan, Finland, the UK and Iran. The editors and contributors have done an excellent job in weaving together the diverse threads of this complex topic and in presenting a multidisciplinary perspective on legal language and its socio-political and communicative consequences in both national and global contexts. I am sure that this valuable book will be widely read and be of great benefit to teachers, scholars and all those interested in legal discourse." Ken Hyland, Professor, Institute of Education, University of London\ Hong Kong University Press\ \ \
