Judges and the Language of Law

Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-3-030-91497-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 550 g

This book looks at how the language of the law has changed over time, and how this has empowered judges. In particular it looks at how this has empowered judges to rule against governments.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Matthew

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtstheorie, Rechtsmethodik, Rechtsdogmatik, Rechtsprechungslehre
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1. Language in Contemporary Politics.- Chapter 1. Introduction and State of the Art.- Chapter 2. Modern Political Language.- Part 2. Quantitative History.- Chapter 3. The “New Constitutionalism” in 187 Countries.- Chapter 4. Regulating the Extent of the State in Five Democracies.- Part 3. Qualitative History.- Chapter 5. Rule of Law without a Constitution in the UK.- Chapter 6. Federalism and Party Polarisation in the US.- Chapter 7. Mixed Legal Systems with Human Rights Reform in Canada.- Chapter 8. Executive Dominance with Decentralisation in France.- Chapter 9. The Burden of History, with the Promise of Philosophy in Germany.- Chapter 10. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Matthew Williams is Tutor and Fellow of Jesus College, University of Oxford, UK. He lectures on British and comparative politics. His research analyses the language of politics, how the language of legislation has changed over the past century, and the effects of these changes on litigation strategies and public administration.