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THE ART OF DISCOURSE AND CONTEMPORARY LAW
THE ART OF DISCOURSE AND CONTEMPORARY LAW

Author(s): Mădălina-Elena Mihăilescu
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Essay|Book Review |Scientific Life
Published by: Editura Universitatii Petrol-Gaze din Ploiesti
Keywords: Discourse; speech; law; oratory; lawyer;

Summary/Abstract: The art of discourse was (and it should still be) one of the main strengths of law professionals alongsidewith solid specialty knowledge, patience, perseverance, quick and logical thinking, openness to anythingnew.Obviously, a successful discourse is based on elements related to psychology, anthropology, sociology,all these favourably intermingled to generate a register that is common both to the sender and to thereceiver at the same time, and to create the premises of a feedback. Moreover, any legal speech cannotbe a convincing one if we resort strictly to technical, specialty terminology.The article herein is intended to demonstrate how the evolution of Romanian law from the last decades inconjunction with the turmoil in the area of legal practise have led to a change in mentality (to our point ofview) with regards to the generation and structuring of the discourse as well as presenting it beforeinterested auditorium

  • Issue Year: 1/2019
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 41-50
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: English