Legal Language

Unit 1 — Introduction to Legal Language

1.1 History of Legal Language · 1.2 Characteristics of Legal Language · 1.3 Legal Language in India-attention and awareness of practical legal import of sentences · 1.4 Law in general- concepts on Law of Contracts, Law of Property, Law of Tort, Law of Crimes, CPC, Cr. P.C., Law of Evidence · 1.5 Lawyer’s duty to: Client, Court, Opponent, Colleagues, Profession, Legal Aid and Trainees.

• Legal Writing — Language and Law — Characteristics of Legal Language

Unit 2 — Fundamental Principles of Legal Writing

2.1 Concision - clarity - cogency - simplicity of structure 2.1.1 Brief writing, writing of case comment and drafting of law reports · 2.2 Legal citation

• Legal Writing — Language and Law — Characteristics of Legal Language
• Case analysis and case briefs-relevant Indian case laws
• Law Reports, Magazines and References to Case Laws Law Reports Law Magazines Explanation of citations

Unit 3 — Legal Terminology

3.1 Terms used in civil law and criminal law · 3.2 Latin words and expressions- Law Register

Unit 4 — Maxims

4.1 Aequitas sequitur legem (Equity follows the law) · 4.2 Affirmanti, non neganti, incumbit probation (The proof is incumbent upon the one who affirms, not on the one who denies) · 4.3 Aequitas agit in personam (Equity acts in personam, not in rem) · 4.4 Ex turpi causa non oritur actio (No action arises out of a wrongful consideration) · 4.5 Exturpi causa non oritur action( He who seeks equity must come with clean hands ) · 4.6 Ignorantia facti excusat, Ignorantia juris non excusat (Ignorance of fact is an excuse but ignorance of the law is no excuse) · 4.7 Jus respicit aequitatem (The law pays regard to equity) · 4.8 Lex est norma recti (The law is a rule of right) · 4.9 Nemo potest esse simul actor et judex (No one can be at the same time both pursuer and judge) · 4.10 Nemo debet bis puniri pro uno delicto (No one should be punished twice for the same · 4.11 Non jus ex regula sed regula ex jure ( The law does not arise from the rule or maxim, but the rule or maxim from the law) · 4.12 Qui prior est tempore, potior est jure (Where there are equal equities, the first in time shall Prevail) · 4.13 Salus populi est suprema lex (The welfare of the people is the paramount Law) · 4.14 Ubi jus ibi remedium (No wrong to be without remedy) · 4.15 Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura sub-veniunt (The law assist those who are vigilant of their rights, not those who are careless of them or Delay defeats equity)

• Legal Maxims — Actus de nemini facit injuriam

Unit 5 — Legal Literature :

5.1 Advice to a young man interested in going into Law: Felix Frankfurter · 5.2 The Language of the Law: Urban A. Laveery · 5.3 In the Court: Anton Chekov · 5.4 The Five Functions of the Lawyer: Arthur T. Vanderbilt