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In Coordinated Papers That Are Grounded In Empirical Research, The Volume Contributors Use Careful Linguistic Analysis To Understand How Attempts To Translate Between Different Disciplines Can Misfire In Systematic Ways. Introduction: Translating Law And Social Science / William K. Ford And Elizabeth Mertz -- Part 1. Analyzing Legal Translations On The Ground: Translating Defendants' Apologies During Allocution At Sentencing / M. Catherine Gruber -- Gruber In Translation / Frances Tung -- Translating Token Instances Of 'this Into Type Patterns Of That: The Discursive And Multimodal Translation Of Evidence Into Precedent / Gregory Matoesian -- Matoesian In Translation: From Instances Of This To Patterns Of That: Translating Evidence Into Legal Precedent / Christopher Roy And Elizabeth Mertz -- Part One Commentary: Performance Risks In Risking Performance / Michael Silverstein -- Silverstein In Translation / Elizabeth Mertz -- Part Ll. System-level Challenges: When Courts Translate Social Science: The Law And Science Of Video Game Violence: Who Lost More In Translation? / William K. Ford -- Being Human: Negotiating Religion, Law, And Science In The Classroom And The Courtroom / Winnifred Fallers Sullivan -- Social Science And The Ways Of The Trial Court: Possibilities Of Translation / Robert P. Burns -- Part Two Commentary: Processes Of Translation And Demarcation In Legal Worlds / Susan Gal -- Part Lll. Toward Improved Translations: Recognizing The Barriers: Can You Get There From Here? Translating Law And Social Science / Elizabeth Mertz -- Law's Resistance To Translation: What Law And Literature Can Teach Us/ Peter Brooks (interview) -- Part Iv. Concluding Remarks: Afterward: Some Further Thoughts On Translating Law And Social Science / Gregory Matoesian. Edited By Elizabeth Mertz, William K. Ford, And Gregory Matoesian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
This volume investigates the systemic failures and communicative barriers that occur when legal institutions attempt to translate concepts from social science disciplines into the courtroom. Edited by Elizabeth Mertz, Gregory M. Matoesian, and William K. Ford, the collection utilizes empirical research and linguistic analysis to examine how legal frameworks often distort or misinterpret social science data. The contributors argue that these translation errors are not merely accidental but are rooted in the fundamental structural differences between legal and scientific discourse.
What You Will Find
Experts in legal anthropology and linguistics recognize this work as a significant contribution to the study of legal discourse and institutional translation. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is intended for scholars and practitioners interested in the intersection of law and social science.
Page Count:
336
Publication Date:
2016-06-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10:
0199990565
ISBN-13:
9780199990566