| Title |
Metaphoricity of right(s) in the handbooks on european law issued by the european court of human rights / |
| Translation of Title |
Teisių metaforiškumas Europos Žmogaus Teisių Teismo leidžiamuose Europos teisės vadovuose. |
| Authors |
Šablovskaja, Diana |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
47 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Metafora, teisės diskursas, teisė(s), Europos Žmogaus Teisių Teismas, anglų kalba, metaphor, legal discourse, right(s), European Court of Human Rights, English |
| Abstract [eng] |
Metaphors in legal language are widely researched by scholars. However, the research of the language of legal texts intended for educational purposes is still limited, especially focusing on the texts published by an institution responsible for issuing legal acts and regulations, namely the European Court of Human Rights. This paper would offer additional insights on the metaphors used in legal language that are aimed at law professionals for instance judges, prosecutors, legal practitioners who may not be specialised in the specific field of law, as well as other organisations that may assist people in need. The object of the investigation is the analysis of five handbooks on European Law released from 2016 until 2022. The aim of the study is relying on the principles of conceptual metaphor theory, metaphorical pattern analysis and the key principles of MIP, to identify major tendencies of metaphors employed in the texts on European law relating to access to justice, non-discrimination law, European law relating to the rights of the child, European data protection law and European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration. Since the key notion in all the above texts is that of right(s), the paper will focus on the metaphoricity of right(s). The results demonstrate that right(s) are primarily conceptualized through the source domain OBJECT. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2024 |
