A Handbook on Legal Languages and the Quest for Linguistic Equality in South Africa and Beyond

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A handbook on Legal Languages and the quest for linguistic equality in South Africa and beyond is an interdisciplinary publication located in the discipline of forensic linguistics/ language and law.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Docrat, Zakeera
Other Authors: Kaschula, Russell H., Ralarala, Monwabisi K.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stellenbosch : African Sun Media, 2021.
Series:Studies in Forensic Linguistics Ser.
Subjects:
Law > Language.
Language policy.
Multilingualism > South Africa.
Multilinguisme > Afrique du Sud.
Language policy
Law > Language
Multilingualism
South Africa
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Discussion map, research question and objectives
  • 2. The Language of Proceedings in Courts on the African Continent: Kenya, Nigeria and Morocco
  • 3. Insights from International Case Studies on Language and Law: Australia, Belgium, Canada and India
  • 4. The Monolingual Language of Record in South African Courts: The complications of court interpretation and the introduction of administrative law
  • 5. The Language Question in Legislative and Policy Instruments: A forensic linguistics approach to language planning and legislative drafting
  • 6a. Part One: South Africa's Constitutional Language Rights and Provisions: A language right or an interpretational right?
  • 6b. Part Two: Linguistic (In)equality in South Africa's Legal System: Linguistic equality for African language-speaking litigants
  • 7. The Language Question before Courts: Selected South African case law
  • 8. South Africa's Legal Practitioners and Judical Officers: Language qualifications and competencies
  • 9. The Relationship between South Africa's Legal System and Higher Education Institutions: A policy-based approach
  • 10. Conclusions and Recommendations.

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