Language in the Law

The set of 8 papers in this volume form part of the proceedings of an international conference on grammar held at the Central Institute of English and Foreign Languages, Hyderabad, India in 1999. The book is a record of modes and practices in the use of language within the context of law. The papers not only examine the different situations that arise in * processes, but they also unveil the inherent problems and impact of ambiguity and distortion in the uses of * language, the consequences of cultural constraints on translation of * texts, the power of interpreters in * testimony and sources of complexity in * register.