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The elements of legal style / Bryan A. Garner.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: eng Publication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 1991.Description: xviii, 236 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780195058604
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808/.06634 20
LOC classification:
  • KF 250  G234e 1991
Online resources:
Contents:
1. The letters of the law -- 2. Fundamental rules of usage -- 3. Fundamental principles of legal writing -- 4. Some matters of form -- 5. Words and expressions confused and misused -- 6. Rhetorical figures in law -- 7. An approach to legal style.
Summary: "The Elements of Legal Style" offers authoritative, down-to-earth and often witty advice on a broad array of writing concerns, from basic grammatical rules to enhancing clarity, force, and persuasiveness. It is written for lawyers, law students, judges, and law clerks. Throughout the book the author draws on splendid and not-so-splendid examples of legal prose to illustrate his points, quoting such eminences as Justice Holmes, Clarence Darrow, William Prosser, Fred Rodell, Ronald Dworkin, Laurence H. Tribe, and Justice Scalia.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KF 250 G234e 1991 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000149946

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The letters of the law --
2. Fundamental rules of usage --
3. Fundamental principles of legal writing --
4. Some matters of form --
5. Words and expressions confused and misused --
6. Rhetorical figures in law --
7. An approach to legal style.


"The Elements of Legal Style" offers authoritative, down-to-earth and often witty advice on a broad array of writing concerns, from basic grammatical rules to enhancing clarity, force, and persuasiveness. It is written for lawyers, law students, judges, and law clerks. Throughout the book the author draws on splendid and not-so-splendid examples of legal prose to illustrate his points, quoting such eminences as Justice Holmes, Clarence Darrow, William Prosser, Fred Rodell, Ronald Dworkin, Laurence H. Tribe, and Justice Scalia.

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