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Judges and the Language of Law Matthew Williams

Judges and the Language of Law By Matthew Williams

Judges and the Language of Law by Matthew Williams

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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.

Judges and the Language of Law Summary

Judges and the Language of Law: Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court by Matthew Williams

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.

About Matthew Williams

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.

Table of Contents

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.

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NPB9783030914943
9783030914943
3030914941
Judges and the Language of Law: Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court by Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams
New
Hardback
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
2022-01-17
408
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