Legal Literacy and Communication

Legal Literacy and Communication
Author: Jennifer Murphy Romig
Publisher:
Total Pages: 470
Release: 2019
Genre: Communication in law
ISBN: 9781531012618

"This book is designed expressly for students in Juris Master, Master of Jurisprudence, and Master of Legal Studies programs. This concise paperback empowers students whose professional background is outside of law with a foundational understanding of the United States legal system and insight into what lawyers do. The book covers key concepts, including: Understanding the roles of legislatures, agencies, and courts; Recognizing and using basic legal vocabulary in context; Reading a variety of legal documents efficiently and effectively; Writing law-related reports and correspondence; Reading and understanding the function of primary sources of law, including statutes, regulations, and cases; Understanding the basic elements of a contract and participating in contracting processes; and Recognizing and avoiding the unauthorized practice of law"--

Legal Literacy

Legal Literacy
Author: Archie Zariski
Publisher: Athabasca University Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 192735644X

To understand how the legal system works, students must consider the law in terms of its structures, processes, language, and modes of thought and argument—in short, they must become literate in the field. Legal Literacy fulfills this aim by providing a foundational understanding of key concepts such as legal personhood, jurisdiction, and precedent, and by introducing students to legal research and writing skills. Examples of cases, statutes, and other legal materials support these concepts. While Legal Literacy is an introductory text, it also challenges students to consider critically the system they are studying. Touching on significant socio-legal issues such as access to justice, legal jargon, and plain language, Zariski critiques common legal traditions and practices, and analyzes what it means “to think like a lawyer.” As such, the text provides a sound basis for those who wish to pursue further studies in law or legal studies as well as those seeking a better understanding of how the legal field relates to the society that it serves.

Research, Literacy, and Communication Education: New Challenges Facing Disinformation

Research, Literacy, and Communication Education: New Challenges Facing Disinformation
Author: Belén Puebla-Martínez
Publisher:
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9783036525150

The information that comes through digital media and social networks is increasing. This potential access to almost infinite information makes it difficult to select relevant content with a good understanding. It is therefore necessary to generate research that thoroughly analyses the phenomenon of communication and information in the digital age. For this reason, this monograph presents different research studies that highlight the need for greater media literacy and education in order to prevent the existence and dissemination of fake news. Citizens must know how to deal with disinformation and be able to detect the source of bad intentions behind information. Therefore, people need to be aware of the new communication challenges in order to determine what is important, which media they can trust, and where information has been misused or manipulated. In conclusion, society must be prepared to face new challenges related to misinformation. An educated and digitally literate society will be able to face these problems and be prepared to face the new communication challenges, including interaction with social networks, new audiences, new media, fake news, etc.

Governing Land for Women and Men

Governing Land for Women and Men
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2018-10-04
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9251074038

Gender equality is one of the ten core principles of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security. This guide aims to assist in its implementation through the achievement of responsible gender-equitable governance of land tenure. The guide focuses on equity and on how land tenure can be governed in ways that address the different needs and priorities of women and men. Gender-equitable governance of land tenure ensures that women and men can participate equally in their relationships to land, through both formal institutions and informal arrangements for land administration and management. The guide provides advice on mechanisms, strategies and actions that can be adopted to improve gender equity in the processes, institutions and activities of land tenure governance.

Legal Literacy

Legal Literacy
Author: Margaret Schuler
Publisher:
Total Pages: 368
Release: 1992
Genre: Law
ISBN:

With experiences and strategies from Asia, Africa, and Latin America, this book explores how legal literacy can empower women. It examines ways of promoting women's capacities to understand the law; to assert rights; and to change limiting definitions of gender roles, status, and rights.

New Insights into the Semantics of Legal Concepts and the Legal Dictionary

New Insights into the Semantics of Legal Concepts and the Legal Dictionary
Author: Martina Bajčić
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2017-04-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 902726600X

This book focuses on legal concepts from the dual perspective of law and terminology. While legal concepts frame legal knowledge and take center stage in law, the discipline of terminology has traditionally been about concept description. Exploring topics common to both disciplines such as meaning, conceptualization and specialized knowledge transfer, the book gives a state-of-the-art account of legal interpretation, legal translation and legal lexicography with special emphasis on EU law. The special give-and-take of law and terminology is illuminated by real-life legal cases which demystify the ways courts do things with concepts. This original approach to the semantics of legal concepts is then incorporated into the making of a legal dictionary, thus filling a gap in the theory and practice of legal lexicography. With its rich repertoire of examples of legal terms in different languages, the book provides a blend of theory and practice, making it a valuable resource not only for scholars of law, language and lexicography but also for legal translators and students.

The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making

The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Legal Decision-Making
Author: Monica K. Miller
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 1023
Release: 2024-02-29
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1009121421

This Handbook provides students and researchers with a broad overview of existing literature in many areas of legal decision-making, including examples of decisions made by different professionals. Inspiring future research and practice, it will interest those in psychology, sociology, criminal justice, and more.

Timor-Leste Gender Country Gender Assessment

Timor-Leste Gender Country Gender Assessment
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9292546503

Over the last decade, Timor-Leste has made substantial progress in state building and strengthening the economy, governance, and infrastructure. Gender equality has been a fundamental principle in these efforts and remains key to achieving sustainable development into the future. This assessment examines gender issues across the different socioeconomic sectors of Timor-Leste, such as health, education, work, and political participation. It brings together existing research and data for a comprehensive overview of gender disparities in Timor-Leste and presents a valuable benchmark of progress toward gender equality goals.

E-Justice

E-Justice
Author: K. Pandurangan
Publisher: Universal Law Publishing
Total Pages: 340
Release: 2009
Genre: Conduct of court proceedings
ISBN: 9788175348097

In Indian context.