An edition of The common law in two voices (2009)

The common law in two voices

language, law, and the postcolonial dilemma of Hong Kong

The common law in two voices
Kwai Hang Ng, Kwai Hang Ng
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An edition of The common law in two voices (2009)

The common law in two voices

language, law, and the postcolonial dilemma of Hong Kong

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Cover of: Common Law in Two Voices
Common Law in Two Voices: Language, Law, and the Postcolonial Dilemma in Hong Kong
2009, Stanford University Press
in English
Cover of: The common law in two voices
The common law in two voices: language, law, and the postcolonial dilemma of Hong Kong
2009, Stanford University Press
in English

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Table of Contents

The challenge of legal bilingualism in Hong Kong
Juridical formalism and the mechanism of legal rearticulation
English and Cantonese in colonial Hong Kong
English courtrooms in Hong Kong : the haven of formalism
Marshalling the legal boundaries : court interpreters and juridical formalism
The Cantonese courtrooms : formalism in flux
Language ideology and juridical formalism
Institutional adaptation to legal bilingualism
Conclusion : legal bilingualism and Hong Kong's postcolonial dilemma.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Stanford, Calif

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
347.5125/05
Library of Congress
KNQ9335 .N46 2009, E184

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22974576M
ISBN 13
9780804761642, 9780804761659
LCCN
2008055821
OCLC/WorldCat
298324372
Library Thing
9625875

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