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English legal terminology : legal concepts in language / Helen Gubby, Barrister.
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Title:English legal terminology : legal concepts in language / Helen Gubby, Barrister.
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Author/Creator:Gubby, Helen, author.
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Published/Created:The Hague, The Netherlands : Eleven International Publishing, [2016]
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Call Number: K50 .G83 2016
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Library of Congress Subjects:Law--Terminology.
Law--Language.
Law--Dictionaries.
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Edition:Fourth edition.
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Description:282 pages ; 24 cm
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Series:Boom juridische studieboeken.
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Summary:"Legal English is a professional language. This means that a good command of ordinary English does not automatically make a student proficient in legal English. Many foreign law students in English language programs experience problems when suddenly all their lectures, textbooks, discussions, and written work have to be in English. A lack of familiarity with legal English can seriously impede their progress. And a command of legal English is not just a desirable academic skill. It has become an absolute 'must' for today's legal professionals working in internationally orientated law firms. This book is designed for law students who have followed their law studies in a language other than English. Textbooks on English law are too detailed for those who want to understand English legal terminology rather than English law itself. Legal dictionaries are useful but, as the words are ordered alphabetically, terms are treated in isolation. The book offers: vocabularies providing sets of legal terminology associated with the legal system, civil procedure, EU law, tort, contract law, and company law; text putting the terms in the vocabulary into their legal context; case discussion questions in order to practice using the terminology; knowledge questions to ensure that the reader has understood the legal concepts." -- Back cover.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and index.
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ISBN:9789462366046 (pbk.)
9462366047 (pbk.)
9789462743823 (E-book)
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Legal system terminology
Legal system terminology in context
Legal system vocabulary
Legal system discussion questions
Legal system knowledge questions
ch. 2 Civil procedure terminology
Civil procedure terminology in context
Civil procedure vocabulary
Civil procedure discussion questions and case discussion
Civil procedure knowledge questions
ch. 3 European Union law terminology
European Union law terminology in context
European Union law vocabulary
European Union law case discussions
European Union law knowledge questions
ch. 4 Tort terminology
Tort terminology in context
Tort vocabulary
Tort case discussions
Tort knowledge questions
ch. 5 Contract law terminology
Contract law terminology in context
Contract law vocabulary
Contract law case discussions
Contract law knowledge questions
ch. 6 Company law terminology
Company law terminology in context
Company law vocabulary
Company law case discussions
Company law knowledge questions
Bibliography
Appendix
1. Example of a case report head-note: McLoughlin v O'Brian 1982 (All ER 1982/2, pp. 298-299)
2. head-note of Donoghue v Stevenson 1932 (All ER Rep 1932/1, pp. 1-2)
3. Extract from a statute: the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (Crown Copyright, Internet version).