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Reconciling language teaching and legal concepts.

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Abstract

As English has become the lingua franca in the fields of international law, the question arises whether legal concepts should be lectured to non-native speakers studying law, in English directly, or whether by means of a process of collaboration between the legal specialist and the language teacher. Although the teaching of Legal English has been developed on a very large scale in France, teaching Law in English is not yet acceptable in a law faculty.

Introduction

With the expansion of globalization and an increasing tendency to privatize public services in Europe, as well as a need for English in international hearings, there is ...

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