How Language Works in Politics

The Impact of Vague Legislation on Policy

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Matthew Williams

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This book discusses the impact vague legislation has on powers, duties and rights in the policy around immigration, homelessness and anti-discrimination. It assesses how Parliament has attempted to clarify its intent with law on human rights, freedom of information and equality. It argues that changes to legislative language, especially the increasing use of vague semantic and pragmatic parts of speech, has increased the vagueness of policy and made it lack any central tendency.

Author Biography:

Matthew Williams is Access and Career Development Fellow, Jesus College, University of Oxford. His research focusses on the sometimes difficult relationships between judges and politicians - where the rule of law meets the power of politics. He has sought to explain the increasing intervention by judges into sensitive public policy domains, such as immigration, anti-discrimination and homelessness.

Release date NZ

June 26th, 2018

Author

Matthew Williams

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General (US: Trade)
Professional & Vocational

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Pages

256

ISBN-13

9781529200201

Product ID

31418678

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