Comparative law

Comparative law Comparative law ETIJ – 2015

LIC. MAURICIO MUÑOZ LUNACOLEGIO DE ABOGADOS DE SAN LUIS

DICIEMBRE 2015

Some commonly distinguished systems are civil law and common law often grouped as; ………………………………)

Hindu law, Islamic law and Jewish law often cited as;……………………………………..

Chinese law as …………………………………….

Remember: some legal systems can be described as mixed or pluralistic such as the case of countries like…………………………………………………

Comparative law has become incredible practical due to the globalization of trade means and because of the harmonisation of jurisdictions. Some organizations fostering this tendency are …………...............................

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The idea of uniform law is mainly promoted by two international institutions:……………………………………………….

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In your own words try to explain the following expressions:

Applicability of laws International civil procedureEnforcement of judgements Progressive unification of law

Common law Civil law

Origin

Countries found in

Importance of case law

Importance of enacted law

Language functions: comparing Language functions: comparing

Contrasting ideas: is much more detailed than,……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....

Expressing similarity: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Formal and informal expressionsFormal and informal expressions

FORMAL INFORMAL

Later

Forces

Made

Of greatest importance

Legal translationLegal translation

In the process of translating legal texts the translator may face three levels of words

1.exact equivalent/ transparent …..e.g: …………….

2.……………

3.…………….

Some acronyms to revise Some acronyms to revise

HCC

EU

UNIDROIT

US UCC

FUENTE: Introduction to Legal FUENTE: Introduction to Legal English. CAMBRIDGE U.P. English. CAMBRIDGE U.P.

Dircourse markers for text cohesion

Language focus