Trousson, Raymond / Vercruysse, Jeroom (dir.), Dictionnaire general de Voltaire. (Champion classiques, references et dictionnaires 18) 1272 p. 2020:10 (Champion, FR) <670-9>
ISBN 978-2-38096-016-7 paper ¥7,064.- (税込) EUR 38.00

Gozdz-Roszkowski, Stanislaw / Pontrandolfo, Gianluca (eds.), In the Minds of Judges: Argumentative Discourse at the Intersection of Law and Language. (Foundations in Language and Law 15) 280 S. 2025:10 (de Gruyter Mouton, GW) <754-451>
ISBN 978-3-11-156938-3 hard ¥30,082.- (税込) EUR 119.95

This book explores the language used in legal arguments. It moves beyond traditional argumentation studies, using corpus linguistics and computational tools combined with a deep understanding of the institutional environment in which legal argumentation takes place. The studies presented in this volume unveil judges' argumentative discourse and legal interpretation strategies, providing a toolkit for scholars and practitioners alike.

Lavissiere, Mary C. / Cartron, Audrey / Gautier, L. (eds.), Legal Language and the Sea. (Foundations in Language and Law 4) 240 S. 2025:8 (de Gruyter Mouton, GW) <754-452>
ISBN 978-3-11-133243-7 hard ¥30,082.- (税込) EUR 119.95

While maritime law and law of the sea are highly-researched domains of law, there are few studies about the language associated with these fields. In a global society that is increasingly impacted by environmental, health, social, humanitarian, and political crises that partly unfold on the sea, this volume unites legal scholars and linguists who work on the language of these fields. The book includes chapters that focus on macro levels of linguistic analyses (e.g., discourse and genre analysis) and micro levels (e.g., terminology) as well as translation. Several languages for maritime legal purposes are studied, including English, French, and Chinese.

Szczyrbak, Magdalena (ed.), More than (Just) Words: Legal and Non-Legal Narratives in the Courtroom and Beyond. (Foundations in Language and Law 14) 334 S. 2025:6 (de Gruyter Mouton, GW) <754-453>
ISBN 978-3-11-143090-4 hard ¥27,574.- (税込) EUR 109.95

This edited collection illuminates the mechanisms involved in courtroom reality construction and the ways in which trial narratives are created and legal facts established. It covers a wide range of jurisdictions and legal procedures spanning five continents. In addition to explaining how courtroom actors utilise words to craft their narratives within institutional constraints, it draws attention to the effect the gestural, visual and material resources have on the discursive shaping of the judicial process. The book highlights the intersection of legal and non-legal perspectives in judicial and related settings: those of judges, prosecutors, attorneys, complainants, lay witnesses, forensic experts, witness intermediaries and jurors. Going beyond (just) words, the volume elucidates the processes of meaning-making and the discourse practices which underlie asymmetrical interaction in judicial settings. Informed by diverse theoretical frameworks, the book will appeal to legal linguists and discourse analysts studying institutional communication, as well as legal practitioners engaged in trial practice.

Visconti, Jacqueline (ed.), The Language of Lawyers: A European Perspective. (Foundations in Language and Law 11) 480 S. 2025:11 (de Gruyter Mouton, GW) <754-454>
ISBN 978-3-11-134075-3 hard ¥30,082.- (税込) EUR 119.95

Clarity of court proceedings is increasingly considered essential to both the efficiency and the quality of a modern judiciary. One particularly under-researched area is the language of pleadings, i.e., texts written by lawyers representing the parties in court. Building on the results of the AttiChiari project, the first part of the book contains chapters on recent legal reforms and the language of Italian lawyers, while the second part includes chapters on the language of lawyers in Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Romania and the United Kingdom. With contributions from leading experts in the field, the volume combines legal and linguistic expertise in equal measure, as well as a substantial body of practical reflections by civil and criminal lawyers. Having clarity of court proceedings as a unifying thread, the volume focuses on access to justice as a prerequisite for democracy and for a truly inclusive society.

ブルーブック　第22版
The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation. 22nd ed. 2025:5 (Harvard Law Review Association, US) <100-6599>
ISBN 979-82-18-57457-4 paper ¥13,070.- (税込) US$ 61.25