| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 180 pages). |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture,
1569-9463 ;
v. 25
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Discourse approaches to politics, society, and culture ; v. 25.
1569-9463
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : the linguistic framework -- Legal causation and criminal intent : pragmatic and linguistic aspects -- A socio-pragmatic portrayal of "the Israeli reasonable person" -- A rhetoric-pragmatic study of figures in the legal drama : the accused, the victim. |
| Summary |
A Pragmatic Analysis of Legal Proofs of Criminal Intent is a detailed investigation of proofs of criminal intent in Israeli courtrooms. The book analyses linguistic, pragmatic, interpretative and argumentative strategies used by Israeli lawyers and judges in order to examine the defendant's intention. There can be no doubt that this subject is worthy of a thorough investigation. A person's intention is a psychological phenomenon and therefore, unless the defendant chooses to confess his intent, it cannot be proven directly - either by evidence or by witnesses' testimonies. The defendant's inte. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Criminal intent.
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Criminal intent. |
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Evidence, Criminal.
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Evidence, Criminal. |
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Criminal law -- Philosophy.
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Criminal law -- Philosophy. |
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Criminal law -- Israel -- Philosophy.
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Criminal law. |
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Israel. |
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Philosophy. |
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Criminal law. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Azuelos-Atias, Sol. Pragmatic analysis of legal proofs of criminal intent. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2007 (DLC) 2007018828 |
| ISBN |
9789027292155 (electronic book) |
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9027292159 (electronic book) |
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9789027227164 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9027227160 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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