The fifth international conference on law, language and discourse 2015

THE FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LAW, LANGUAGE AND DISCOURSE

Theme: Communication and Fairness in Legal Settings

27TH – 30TH SEP, 2015 ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY, SWEDEN

Subtopics

Communication and interaction in a fair trial
The significance of communication and interaction in the procedural paradigm
(civil and criminal proceedings)
Court rhetoric and fairness
Communication and fairness in mediation – civil- and criminal matters
Communication and fairness before trial
Communication and fairness at means of compulsion
Children and communication in legal settings
Vulnerable groups and communication in a fair legal setting
Gender and communication in a fair legal setting
The cost and benefit of communication and fairness in legal settings

Conference chairs
Laura Ervo, Professor, University of Örebro, Sweden
Le Cheng, Professor, Zhejiang University, China

Invited speakers

Ulrika Andersson, Docent, University of Lund, Sweden
Ragna Arli, Professor, University of Bergen, Norway
Sol Azuelos-Atias, Senior Lecturer, University of Haifa, Israel
Le Cheng, Professor, Zhejiang University, China
Susan Petrilli, Professor, University of Bari, Italy
Augusto Ponzio, Professor, University of Bari, Italy
Frances Rock, Senior Lecturer, Cardiff University, UK
Lijin Sha, Professor, China University of Political Science and Law, China
King-Kui Sin, Professor, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong
Anne Wagner, Associate Professor, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale France

Scientific committee

Janet Ainsworth, Professor, University of Seattle, USA
Eric Bylander, Docent in procedural law, Master in rhetoric, Uppsala University, Sweden
Le Cheng, Professor, Zhejiang University, China
Laura Ervo, Professor, University of Örebro, Sweden
Craig Hoffman, Professor, Georgetown University, USA
Kerstin Nordlöf, Professor, University of Örebro, Sweden
Susan Petrilli, Professor, University of Bari, Italy
Lijin Sha, Professor, China University of Political Science and Law
King-Kui Sin, Professor, Hang Seng Management College, Hong Kong
Joseph-G.Turi, Secretary General, International Academy of Linguistic Law, Canada
Anne Wagner, Associate Professor, Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, France

Contact information:
e-mail: LLDconference@oru.se
webpage: www.oru.se/jps/LLDconference