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Title Legal discourse across cultures and systems / edited by Vijay K. Bhatia, Christopher N. Candlin, Jan Engberg ; with the assistance of Jane Lung.

Publication Info. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2007.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 340 pages) : illustrations
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Concepts, contexts and procedures in arbitration discourse / Vijay K. Bhatia, Christopher N. Candlin and Jan Engberg -- Mixing legal cultures in international arbitration: the Iran-United States Claims Tribunal / Peter Malanczuk -- Hybrid dispute processing in Japan: linking arbitration with conciliation / Yasunobu Sato -- Confidentiality in arbitrations / Christopher To -- International commercial arbitration in India: a study of discursive practices / Kusum Dhanania -- Interpretation across legal systems and cultures: a critical perspective / Vijay K. Bhatia and Christopher N. Candlin -- Vagueness and indeterminacy in law / Jan Engberg and Dorothee Heller -- Powers of the court in the Malaysian Arbitration Act / Azirah Hashim -- Discourse systems in English arbitration awards / Girolamo Tessuto -- Rhetorical strategies in arbitration law / Anna Trosborg -- Cultural constraints on arbitration discourse / Maurizo Gotti -- Arbitration in sport / Paola Evangelisti Allori -- Implications of legal globalisation for Brazilian legal practice / Celina Frade -- Translation in international arbitration / Susan Šarčević -- Translating terminology in arbitration discourse / Marta Chroma.
Summary Chapters include: 'Concepts, Contexts and Procedures in Arbitration Discourse', 'Confidentiality in Arbitrations' 'Vagueness and Indeterminacy in Law', 'Rhetorical Strategies in Arbitration Law', 'Arbitration in Sport', 'Translation in International Arbitration' and 'Translating Terminology in Arbitration Discourse'.
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Subject Law -- Language -- Cross-cultural studies.
Law -- Language.
Genre/Form Cross-cultural studies.
Subject Arbitration and award -- Cross-cultural studies.
Arbitration and award.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Law.
Added Author Bhatia, V. K. (Vijay Kumar), 1942-
Candlin, Christopher.
Engberg, Jan, 1962-
Other Form: Print version: Legal discourse across cultures and systems. Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2007 (DLC) 2008438092
ISBN 9789888052509 (electronic book)
9888052500 (electronic book)
9789622098510 (hardback)
9622098517 (hardback)
9622098525 (paperback)
9789622098527