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Judges and the Language of Law: Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court 1st

Judges and the Language of Law: Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court 1st

Name: Judges and the Language of Law: Why Governments Across the World Have Increasingly Lost in Court 1st
Brand: Springer International
SKU: 9783030914943
Price: 1462.00 HKD
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Author: Matthew Williams
ISBN: 9783030914943

By Matthew Williams

Springer International January 2022

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9783030914943
Publisher: Springer International
Publication: January 2022
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Switzerland ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

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.

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.