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Project at @unioslo-jus.bsky.social on Sámi legal language - Can Norwegian judges Sámi?

Highly relevant not only for Norway but Sweden and Finland, too!

#Sámi #Saami #rettsspråk #oikeuskieli #legallanguage #Sápmi #ruleoflaw #indigenouspeoples
jcfnordrum.bsky.social Jon Christian Fløysvik Nordrum @jcfnordrum.bsky.social · Oct 17
Vi fortsetter vår serie med tekster om samisk rettsspråk. Tekstene er en liten forstudie med håp om et større prosjekt.

Kan dommer skrives på samisk?

www.jus.uio.no/forskning/pr...
Skjermbilde av den eneste tingrettsdommen som er publisert på Lovdata.
October 19, 2023 at 6:06 AM
menalib.bsky.social
#Catchoftheday
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Ṣubḥ al-aʿšā fī ṣināʿat al-inšāʾ" by Aḥmad Ibn-ʿAlī al-Qalqašandī

[al- Qāhira: Wizārat aṯ-ṯaqāfa wa-ʾl-iršād al-qaumī [u.a.], 1970]

dx.doi.org/10.25673/100...

#arabic #islam #administration #legallanguage
November 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
iainaire.bsky.social
Legal language is intended to convey knowledge and authority - a research study concludes. www.sciencealert.com/heres-why-le... #Author #Writers #BlueSky #BookSky #WrotingCommunity #LiteraryCommunity #WritersNetwork #WritingAndBooks #LegalLanguage #IndieAuthor #Legalese
Here's Why Legal Documents Are So Hard to Understand, According to Science
This has gotten way out of hand.
www.sciencealert.com
September 8, 2024 at 7:50 AM
picornell.eurosky.social
"Among the findings: The monologic voice is used at approximately the same rate throughout, but majority opinions tend to use a collective tone, while concurring and dissenting opinions use more individualistic tones."
phys.org/news/2024-10...

#Linguistics #LegalLanguage
Supreme Court Justices use rhetoric to affirm high court's power and influence, LLM analysis finds
When U.S. Supreme Court justices write opinions, they mostly talk about the case in question. But occasionally, they will discuss themselves or the court, using what is called the "monologic voice."
phys.org
October 24, 2024 at 4:32 PM
maxiujun.com
A study by MIT cognitive scientists reveals that legal documents are intentionally complex to convey authority. Analyzing 3.5 million words of contracts, they found that even lawyers prefer clearer language, yet the convoluted style persists. #LegalLanguage #Authority
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研究揭示法律文件为何晦涩难懂
December 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM
florenceshiyi.bsky.social
My favorite part of reading rap sheets is seeing that the victim was “alarmed and annoyed” by being stabbed, shot, etc. To be fair, being stabbed and/or shot would annoy me too. #forensicpsychologist #legallanguage
December 29, 2024 at 9:50 PM
menalib.bsky.social
#CatchOfTheDay
#OpenAccess on
#MENAdoc:

"Kitāb Ṣubḥ al-aʿšā" by Aḥmad Ibn-ʿAlīI Qalqašandī

[al-Qāhira: Dār al-Kutub al-Ḫidīwīya, 1913]

dx.doi.org/10.25673/100...

#arabic #islam #legallanguage #administration #egypt #syria #history
January 28, 2026 at 12:23 PM
citizenptnewstn.bsky.social
Tennessee is modernizing its legal language by replacing "glee club" with "choral group" in a new bill, highlighting the importance of inclusivity in legislation.

Learn more here!

#TN #LegalLanguage #CivicInclusivity #TennesseeLegislation #MusicEducation #CitizenPortal
Tennessee General Assembly amends personal rights legislation to update choral group terminology
Tennessee lawmakers redefine 'glee club' as 'choral group' in new personal rights act.
citizenportal.ai
March 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM