The role of the judge in legal proceedings: A Pragma-dialectical analysis

Feteris, Eveline T.

doi:10.1075/jaic.1.2.05fet

Article published In: Journal of Argumentation in Context
Vol. 1:2 (2012) ► pp.234–252

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The role of the judge in legal proceedings

A Pragma-dialectical analysis

Eveline T. Feteris | University of Amsterdam

Published online: 29 October 2012

https://doi.org/10.1075/jaic.1.2.05fet

In this contribution I characterize the role of the judge in the context of the argumentative activity of legal proceeding. I describe the role of the judge from a pragma-dialectical perspective and explain in which way this role promotes a rational resolution of the dispute. I specify how a critical discussion in accordance with the ideal model is implemented in legal procedure to accomplish the institutional point, a resolution of the dispute in accordance with the Rule of Law.

Keywords: judge, legal argumentation, rule of law, ideal model

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