| Abstract [eng] |
The increasing importance of the contrastive analysis of legal language structures in the context of international cooperation and globalization has led to a growing interest in the study of titles used in law. This master’s thesis is devoted to the analysis of the titles of final court decisions in Lithuania and Germany. The aim of the thesis is to identify German and Lithuanian titles of final court decisions in different branches of law, to describe their use, and to compare them. The study examines in which cases these titles are used in each language, the differences in their usage, and which titles can be regarded as equivalents. The objectives of the thesis include the analysis of academic literature on legal language and equivalence, the presentation of the legal systems of Germany and Lithuania, the identification and systematization of titles of final court decisions, the establishment of analytical criteria, and the comparative evaluation of the results. The empirical analysis is based on normative legal sources of both countries: the Code of Civil Procedure, the Code of Criminal Procedure, the Code of Administrative Procedure, as well as the laws governing constitutional courts. On this basis, the relevant titles were identified and examined with regard to their usage. The results of the study show that there are both similarities and differences between the German and Lithuanian titles for final court decisions. It was established that certain German and Lithuanian titles can be regarded as equivalents, although complete equivalence could not be established in all cases. Furthermore, the analysis showed that German law more frequently uses separate titles for specific forms of court decisions, whereas Lithuanian titles often encompass several types of court decisions. The results of the study may be useful for further research in the fields of legal language and contrastive legal studies, particularly in the analysis of additional titles of court decisions and their usage in different legal systems. Furthermore, the present study may also be relevant to translation studies, legal language research, and comparative law. |
