Language Choice in Postcolonial Law: Lessons from Malaysia's Bilingual Legal System

by Richard Powell

Book Overview

This book discusses multilingual postcolonial common law, focusing on Malaysia's efforts to shift the language of law from English to Malay, and weighing the pros and cons of planned language shift as a solution to language-based disadvantage before the law in jurisdictions where the majority of citizens lack proficiency in the traditional legal medium. Through analysis of legislation and policy documents, interviews with lawyers, law students...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811511721
• ISBN13: 9789811511721
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"