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2018 | 33 | 117-130

Article title

PLAIN-LANGUAGE APPROACH IN LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING: A PERSPECTIVE FROM POLAND

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Title variants

PL
PLAIN LANGUAGE W TEKSTACH PRAWNYCH – PERSPEKTYWA Z POLSKI

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Abstracts

EN
The purpose of this research is to explore plain-language postulates reflecting on legal drafting assumptions since legal acts should be precise, clear and express with no doubts the intention of the legislator. The aim of this project is to commence discussion about improving the clarity of Polish consumer law based on selected plain-language techniques. This article agrees that the aspiration to make the law comprehensible for all subjects is an idealistic postulate. Ultimately, despite this, legislators’ obligation is to make an effort to increase the intelligibility of legislation wherever it is possible.
PL
Przedmiotem artykułu, jest omówienie ruchu „plain legal language” czyli zrozumiałej i efektywnej komunikacji w tekstach prawnych. Zaprezentowany zostanie rozwój ruchu „plain language” oraz postulat powszechnego rozumienia prawa, w odniesieniu do polskich dyrektyw redagowania tekstu prawnego. Wybrane techniki i narzędzia standardu „plain language” zostaną w formie eksperymentu zaimplementowane do ustawy konsumenckiej. Artykuł opisuje rozwiązania, które potencjalnie mogą zwiększyć komunikatywność tekstów prawnych.

Year

Volume

33

Pages

117-130

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Dates

published
2019-05-15

Contributors

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  • University of Silesia in Katowice The Faculty of Law and Administration, Theory and Philosophy of Law Katowice, ul. Bankowa 11B

References

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Publication order reference

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bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_14746_cl_2018_33_5
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