Sentences with phrase «of legal discourse»

Research in other artistic disciplines indicates that when young people recognize they are part of a community, they are generally more willing to take the rules of that community and transfer those rules to other learning.130 Novice legal writers are particularly prone to feeling that their past writing experience is irrelevant to the unique organizational demands and argument constructs of legal discourse; «[t] heir [consequent] discouragement, and the anxiety that often accompanies it, can produce profound self - doubt, and, for more than a few, a kind of writing paralysis.»

The professor - student relationship parallels the senior - junior attorney hierarchy in which young lawyers will be writing.88 The ability to explore ideas outside this hierarchy helps build the confidence of new legal writers, who are exploring an area of legal discourse for the first time.

New legal writers can benefit from the interaction with a slightly senior member of the legal discourse community.

Because tutors will be among the first members of the legal discourse community with whom students will interact one - on - one, they are the core of the legal writing center experience.

Although much case law is now available online, Plaxton maintains that at a time when access to justice issues are at the forefront of the legal discourse, bricks - and - mortar libraries that are accessible to anyone remain essential.

Not exact matches

Public discourse on marijuana legalization at the federal level has only seriously considered the options of Congress making it legal or, conversely, empowering some sort of crackdown.

The practice constituted by rights to private liberties may not be violated and, further, rebellion is bound by something like the following principle: Extra-legal attempts to establish what one takes to be the substantive conditions of a full and free discourse are not permitted unless the changes are more likely to occur or to occur more quickly in this manner than through legal activity, and the democratic political process is likely to sustain the changes once they are made.

Properly speaking, a democratic constitution provides the one set of legal prescriptions that must be explicitly accepted by all citizens as participants in the political discourse, including discourse about whether the actual constitution is in fact democratic and, indeed, whether democracy itself is the proper form of the political association.

The same Americans are not in agreement on what that perception of reality should mean in terms of abortion law, but, if we believe in a society governed by democratic discourse and decision, that perception of reality and the consideration of its legal ramifications can not be ruled out of order.

The crucial question is whether a plurality of religious and secular faiths, each of which had developed its own traditional culture, that is, philosophy, morality, ideology and legal system of corporate life, can, through inter-faith rational discourse, create at least the basic framework of a common culture or common direction and scheme of values for peoples to build together a new dwelling, like the national community.

that is philosophy, morality, ideology and legal system of corporate life, can through inter-faith rational discourse create at least the basic framework of a common culture or common direction and scheme of values for peoples to build together a new dwelling, like the national community.

Taking such a possibility seriously would suggest that we worry less about whether our political discourse fits the purported intentions of our Founders, and more about whether our political or legal practices accord with an evolving notion of the requirements of religious liberty.

Permit me to begin this legal discourse by expressing unreserved gratitude to the Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Executive Governor of Kaduna State,...

These complementarities have increased in importance as the development discourse incorporates legal and political issues previously considered beyond the scope of economists and development practitioners.

By building strong collaborations between researchers, community organizations, and policy makers, The Civil Rights Project hopes to raise the level of discourse on targeted issues and to reframe the tone and content of many of the current legal and political debates.

Discourses of national identity, human rights, and the administration of justice are recurrent themes in his art, and the techniques of his audio - aesthetic practice have become the basis through which he has become known as a «private ear,» conducting forensic audio analysis for several legal investigations.

The tools of these different fields act as material for her installations, text works and photographs, as well as for videos in which absurd relationships develop between the performer and the rhetoric of political, commercial or legal discourse.

I didn't state that there was a different standard for public discourse or private discourse, and I know of no legal principle that excuses defamatory remarks on the basis of how many people received the defamatory communication.

Mackinac's director of labor policy is Vincent Vernuccio, who chairs a committee of the labor task force of the Bradley - supported American Legislative Exchange Council and previously has worked at the Bradley - supported Capital Research Center and Bradley - supported Competitive Enterprise Institute... MCLF spent much of last year helping to defend the new right - to - work law, in policy and legal arguments, as well as in the larger public discourse in the state and nationally... MCLF is working with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy chalegal arguments, as well as in the larger public discourse in the state and nationally... MCLF is working with the Bradley - supported National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy chaLegal Defense Foundation on this and several other legal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy chalegal matters surrounding implementation of right to work in Michigan... On education, among other things, Mackinac is analyzing mroe [sic] than 200 collective - bargaining agreements (CBAs) in the state, covering some 75 % of the state's public - school students, to see if and if so, how, they are adhering to the teacher - tenure and - evaluation policy changes.

In the face of a confused, conflicted, and inattentive public, legal strategies can be a double - edged sword, he continued: «The more adversarial the discourse, the more minds are going to be closed.»»

As DeSmog Blog sees the world, those who espouse Gorthodoxy have a moral right to (1) flout FOIA and the rules of scientific discourse, and (2) violate the legal rights of climate alarm skeptics.

Unfortunately, much of the public discourse on global climate change seems to be following the legal analogy paradigm.

Both attempt to influence political discourse and policy, and sometimes both ride the boundaries of what is legal and what is not.

and the loss of a freedom on the other, creates a challenging?balance, which undoubtedly?produces?lively legal discourse.

I imagine a conference so named can either entice or repel, depending on one's interest in the plethora of discourse on practice - ready graduates, tomorrow's lawyers and the goals of legal education.

«By launching a law blog, we're able to post immediate reactions to legal cases and headlines, providing an accessible source for legal discourse from a wide range of qualified experts,» Jacob Weisberg, Slate's editor, said in announcing the blog.

By recognizing and avoiding the kinds of perversions Orwell decried, Fischer argues, «lawyers can elevate legal language and public discourse.»

To eradicate this negative stance or view of immigration, it is important to have an honest discourse about the benefits of legal, managed immigration.

Following this news a few weeks back, Lawyer Monthly reached out to US sources and experts and heard a few of Your Thoughts on the legal and social matters surrounding this discourse, both of which offer a variant opinion either side of the coin.

Can Alcorn's model inform our understanding of ethos in legal discourse?

I would call the discoursal self the first, and primary, aspect of ethos for a legal writer: «discoursal» because it is ««constructed through the discourse characteristics of a text.

First, LRW faculty at our institution believe it is critical for students to become part of the basic discourse community first — to learn how to find and find meaning in domestic legal resources so that they can become versed in the ways United States lawyers analyze legal problems, find solutions, and convey their analysis in writing to others.

As Professors Rideout and Ramsfield note, «The classroom itself must foster dialogue, for if writing is a social activity, then social interaction in the classroom is an important component of students» entry into legal discourse.»

As mentioned above, following discourse conventions is important in legal writing because legal discourse is so highly conventionalized, and those conventions often differ from other forms of professional writing.

For legal writers, who write in the complex discourse of the law, the sum total of those parts can be difficult to master at first.

As a reflection of the changes taking place in the discipline, scholarship on legal writing developed and the discipline began to find a new voice.6 While the discussion continued to include the teaching of legal writing, scholars began pulling from other disciplines; infusing theories and practices from English composition, literature, and education to create a discourse and a unique pedagogy focused specifically on legal writing.7 As we developed our voice, by inviting other ideas and scholarship into the conversation, the discipline created new «rooms» to discuss specific concepts related to legal writing.

Scholars of the discipline expanded from dissecting the practice of teaching legal writing and began to focus on law as rhetoric.11 Progressively, the teaching of legal argument had led to curiosity about rhetorical devices and narrative techniques.12 The importance of plain or accessible language became a key component of effective communication.13 The intersection of legal writing and storytelling emerged as an important area of the scholarly discourse.14 The discipline's character developed and created new and emerging sub-characters within the story.

See L. Sossin's Discourse Poitics: Legal Research and Writing's search for a Pedagogy of its own.

In terms of the options available for legal web marketing, Twitter — or micro-blogging tools generally — is the shortest method of discourse we've seen to date.

As Dr Vakulenko, an expert on the Islamic dress in legal discourse, says: «although it might be argued that it's direct discrimination because it affects adherents of religions more than it affects secular employees, the courts were unlikely to interpret direct discrimination that way.

A discussion of female madness or monstrosity in lawyer films necessitates an exploration of the links between madness, monstrosity, gender, and legal discourse.

«The goal of the blog is to further legal scholarship through shorter, quicker, discussion - based discourse by contributors with practical experience, and to allow more student contributors to build domain expertise and be published in their profession.»

Online, our monthly #CBAFutureschat reaches an international audience of people active in the Futures discourse, holding lively discussions on topics such as legal education, regulatory reform and business opportunities.

Professor Martin's peppery critique of university education, and legal education in particular, is full of I'll - impress - you - with - my - erudition discourse to mask the hole at the center of his argument.

Advanced legal writers can benefit from this type of collaboration as well; the ideal reader for an upper - level seminar paper or thesis is a non-expert member of the discourse community who can provide feedback as a knowledgeable (but not expert) legal reader.

The shared objective of the legal writing program and the legal writing center is to initiate students into the legal discourse community, and this objective also informs the authority vested in the law school writing center tutor.

With the new site, the Review joins a growing list of legal publications, practitioners, scholars, and bloggers who engage in legal discourse online.

These tasks push legal scholars toward technocratic forms of discourse that use the social and natural sciences more than the humanities.

Such a complex discourse and its accompanying social contexts require strategies for discovering and mastering its conventions, for writing as a situated member of the legal community.

For example, once students recognize that texting has its own discourse community whose members have certain rhetorical expectations, they are more likely to appreciate that legal writing similarly has its own discourse community whose expectations students will also need to learn.128 As students develop towards becoming experts, they «shift their basis for categorizing problems from relatively surface attributes of problems to more abstract, structural attributes that cue principles relevant to the solution.»