Chapter 1 Understanding and researching legal genres and language within the maritime domain
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Ana Bocanegra-Valle
Abstract
This chapter attempts to contribute to the scant literature on legal genres and language in maritime settings. It begins with an introduction to maritime legal language, provides a definition of maritime English and its main branches, discusses the bodies of law in the maritime domain, and explains the role of English as the international language for communication in the shipping industry and maritime disputes. The second section focuses on the notion of genres and genre networks in the maritime legal domain, reviews the extant literature on the study of genres and language at the macro- and micro-levels, and puts forward a classification of written maritime legal genres for further research. The next section illustrates the investigation of genres at the micro-level and explores the presence and function of directive utterances in two relevant international conventions laid down by the International Maritime Organization. Finally, concluding remarks discuss opportunities and limitations for conducting maritime legal language research through the lens of a genre-based approach.
Abstract
This chapter attempts to contribute to the scant literature on legal genres and language in maritime settings. It begins with an introduction to maritime legal language, provides a definition of maritime English and its main branches, discusses the bodies of law in the maritime domain, and explains the role of English as the international language for communication in the shipping industry and maritime disputes. The second section focuses on the notion of genres and genre networks in the maritime legal domain, reviews the extant literature on the study of genres and language at the macro- and micro-levels, and puts forward a classification of written maritime legal genres for further research. The next section illustrates the investigation of genres at the micro-level and explores the presence and function of directive utterances in two relevant international conventions laid down by the International Maritime Organization. Finally, concluding remarks discuss opportunities and limitations for conducting maritime legal language research through the lens of a genre-based approach.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgements
- Contents VII
- Towards an integration of law and linguistics into the blue humanities 1
- Chapter 1 Understanding and researching legal genres and language within the maritime domain 13
- Chapter 2 The conceptualization of a legal status for marine environment through the evolution of terminology 41
- Chapter 3 Liability for environmental crimes: A comparative study of laws on ecocide and the prevention of oil discharge into the sea 65
- Chapter 4 Law of the sea, maritime law, and human rights applied to migration: Towards a common language? 97
- Chapter 5 Global vessel sharing agreements versus joint ventures: How do contractual provisions legally entitle contestable legal personality of shipping alliances? 147
- Chapter 6 Rhetorical analysis of agreement authority article in maritime agreements 171
- Chapter 7 To what extent is the translation equivalent: an exploration of terminological variation in English-Chinese translation of maritime law 201
- Index 223
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Acknowledgements
- Contents VII
- Towards an integration of law and linguistics into the blue humanities 1
- Chapter 1 Understanding and researching legal genres and language within the maritime domain 13
- Chapter 2 The conceptualization of a legal status for marine environment through the evolution of terminology 41
- Chapter 3 Liability for environmental crimes: A comparative study of laws on ecocide and the prevention of oil discharge into the sea 65
- Chapter 4 Law of the sea, maritime law, and human rights applied to migration: Towards a common language? 97
- Chapter 5 Global vessel sharing agreements versus joint ventures: How do contractual provisions legally entitle contestable legal personality of shipping alliances? 147
- Chapter 6 Rhetorical analysis of agreement authority article in maritime agreements 171
- Chapter 7 To what extent is the translation equivalent: an exploration of terminological variation in English-Chinese translation of maritime law 201
- Index 223
