Legal language, legal writing and general english

CONTENTS:
INTRODUCTORY;
Language of the Supreme Court, High Court, etc.;
Special Procedure for enactment of certain laws relating to language.;
Use of English Language in the Supreme Court is Compulsory;
Language of the High Courts depends on the order of governor of State concerned.;
Problem of Language in Drafting Documents.;
Golden Rules for Drafting.;
LEGAL LANGUAGE;
1. Historical Background of law and Language;
2. Comparative Description of Law and Language;
3. Importance of Language for Law;
4. Meaning of Legal language and its Scope and problems;
(i) Meaning of Legal Language.;
(ii) Scope of Legal Language.;
(iii) Problems of Legal language.;
(A) Problem Due to Incompleteness of the Human Language.;
(B) Problem Due to Incompleteness of the Human Language.;
(C) Problem Due to change in the meaning of words from time to time.;
(D) Problem Arising Due to Regional or Limited Meaning of the words.;
(E) Problem Due to Humpty Dumpty use of words.;
(F) Problem Due to Rhetoric Language.;
(G) Problem Due to Verbosity.;
(H) Problem Due to use of Legalistic Language.;
(I) Problem of Legal Language-Measures For its Removal.;
5. Special Problem of Legal Language in India;
6. Necessity and Background for Study of Legal Language in Syllabus of Law, in India;
DRAFTING;
1. Problem of Language in Drafting;
(A) Drafting is a Type of Writing;
(B) Problem of Language in Drafting Statute;
(C) Problem Regarding Ambiguous Expressions of Language;
(D) Problem relating to language in Drafting of Definition.;
(E) Problem Relating to Language due to Latent Ambiguity in Words, Doubt etc.;
2. Suggestions for Admissible Drafting.;
3. Problem of Language in Judgment Writing.;
4. Absence of communication-As Judgment Not in Indigenous Language.;
CONSTITUTION AND LANGUAGE;
1. Directive for Development of Hindi Language.;
2. Judicial Support in Development of Hindi.;
3. Language of the Supreme Court, High Court etc.;
4. Language of the Supreme Court is English.;
5. Language of the High Courts depend on the Order of the Governor of the State concerned.;
6. The Official Language of the Union shall be Hindi.;
7. Constitutional Scope.;
PARAPHRASING;
What is Paraphrasing?;
Distinction between “Paraphrasing” and “Precis”.;
Important hints for paraphrasing.;
Paraphrasing;
IDIOMATIC PHRASES;
Meaning of Idiomatic Phrases and its use;
IMPORTANCE OF TRANSLATION AND HINTS FOR TRANSLATION;
(i) Literal Translation.;
(ii) Expression “shall”-meaning of.;
(iii) Word “shall” or “may”-distinction of.;
EXPLANATORY NOTES ON LATIN WORDS/IDIOMS;
EXPLANATORY NOTES ON LEGAL MAXIMS;
1. ABBREVIATIONS;
[LAW MAGAZINES & JOURNALS etc.];
2. GENERAL ENGLISH-GRAMMAR;
CHAPTER 1;
CHAPTER II-PARSING;
CHAPTER III-THE NOUN-NUMBER;
CHAPTER IV-THE NOUM-GENDER;
CHAPTER V-THE PRONOUN-KINDS;
CHAPTER VI-THE ADJECTIVES-KINDS;
CHAPTER VII-THE VERB : KINDS;
CHAPTER VIII-ARTICLES;
CHAPTER IX-PUNCTUATION AND USE OF CAPITAL LETTERS;
CHAPTER X-USE OF PREPOSITION;
CHAPTER XI-ANALYSIS OF SENTENCE;
CHAPTER XII-RU’ E FOR SPELLINGS;
3. ONE WORD-SUBSTITUTION;
4. PARONYMS;
5. LEGAL LATIN/FOREIGN WORDS AND PHRASES;
MEANINGS;
6. LEGAL TERMS – MEANINGS;
7. LEGAL MAXINS – MEANINGS;
8. PRECIS WRITING;
9. TRANSLATION;
ENGLISH TO HINDI;
HINDI TO ENGLISH;
10. LETTER WRITING/VARIOUS FORMS;
1. MODEL LETTER;
2. A LETTER TO THE MOTHER;
3. A LETTER OR COMPLAINT TO THE REGISTRAR;
4. AN APPLICATION TO THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT;
5. AN APPLICATION TO THE SECRETARY, BAR COUNCIL OF UTTAR PRADESH;
6. A LETTER TO THE COLLECTOR;
7. A COMPLAINT TO THE S.P., ALLAHABAD;
8. AN APPLICATION FOR RESTORATION OF THE SUIT UNDER ORDER IX, RULE 4 CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE;
9. A LETTER TO THE NEWSPAPER’S EDITIOR;
10. MODEL AFFIDAVIT;
11. A MODEL-PLAINT;
12. APPLICATION FOR ISSUE OF TEMPORARY INJUNCTION;
13. WILL;
14. SUIT FOR DEFAMATION;
15. LETTER OF INDEMNITY FOR ISSUANCE OF DUPLIDCATE DEMAND DRAFT;
16. A NOTIC FOR EJECTMENT OF TENANT;
17. SUIT FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT;
18. CANCELLATION OF GIFT DEED ON GROUND OF UNDUE INFLUENCE;
19. MAKING A REQUEST FOR DONATION;
20. LETTER TO A FRIEND ASKING FOR A LOAN;
21. REQUEST TO PRESIDE;
22. REQUEST FOR LOAN FROM THE STATE FINANCIAL CORPORATION FOR STARTING A SMALL SCALE INDUSTRY;
23. REFERENCE LETTER OF A REFEREE;
24. LETTER TO THE CITY MAYOR FOR REMOVAL OF GARBAGE AND FILTH;
25. LETTER CONVEYING AN ELECTION RESOLUTION;
26. LETTER FROM LANDLORD FOR INCREASING OF RENT;
27. LETTER TO LANDLORD FOR REPAIRS;
28. LETTER TO THE EDITOR OF A NEWSPAPER REGARDING THE NEWS ITEM WHICHSTATED THAT THOSE SPEAKING ENGLISH HAVE FOREIGN DESCENT;
29. LETTER TO THE EDITOR REGARDING THE POLICY OF UPGRADING THE CITIES;
30. LETTER TO EDITOR FOR UNIVERSITY ADMISSION;
31. LETTER TO THE EDITOR ON MID-TERM POLL;
32. APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF A MANAGER;
33. APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF A LECTURER;
11. PLAINT;
1. General;
2. The title of the plaint;
12. CONVERANCING;
1. Description of the Deed;
2. Date and parties to Deed;
3. RECITALS;
4. TESTATUM;
5. Testimonium;
6. Signature and Attestation;
GIFT;
POWER OF ATTORNEY;
LEASE DEED;
PARTIES;
MORTGAGE;
MORTGAGE DEED;
WILLS;
PROMISSORY NOTE;
SALE-DEED;
13. GENERAL PRINCIPLES/RULES OF INTERPRETATION OF STATUTES;
Rule of harmonious interpretation;
Preamble : Key to Interpretation;
14. PARAGRAPH-WRITING;
Objective of a Paragraph;
15. EXPANSION : PARAGRAPH-WRITING;
16. BRIEF WRITING AND DRAFTING OF THE REPORTS;
17. LEGAL ESSAYS;
1. PRISONERS’ RIGHT TO VOTE.;
2. RIGHT TO INFORMATION UNDER THE CONSTITUTION;
3. RIGHT TO PRIVACY WITHIN THE AMBIT OF CONSTITUTION;
4. PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLICE;
5. PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS;
6. JUDICIAL ACTIVISM IN INDIA;
7. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN;
8. JUDICIAL RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION;
9. ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Whether PIL is used as an Instrument of Environmental Protection?;
10. NEED FOR ELECTION LAW REFORMS IN INDIA;
11. EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI DOWRY LEGISLATION;
12. IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY;
13. PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION IN INDIA;
14. RIGHT TO SPEEDY TRIAL;
15. INDIA’s POSITION ON C.T.B.T.;
16. “RIGHT TO DIE” AND THE CONSTITUTION;
17. JUDICIAL SYSTEM IN INDIA;
18. NATO’S RECENT ACTION AND U.N. CHARTER NATO’S Recent Action.;
19. ROLE OF JUDICIARY IN PROTECTING CIVIL LIBERTY;
20. IMPORTANCE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION;
21. CHILD LABOUR IN INDIA;
22. DEATH PENALITY IS NO MORE A ‘MIRAGE’ IN INDIA;
23. LAWYER’S STRIKE : IS NOBLE PROFESSION IN ADILEMMA?;
24. AMENDABILITY OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION;
25. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS;
26. CYBER LAW AND CRIME.