Judicial Rhapsodies
All judges legitimize their decisions in writing, but US Supreme Court justices depend on public acceptance to a unique degree. Previous studies of judicial opinions have explored rhetorical strategies that produce legitimacy, but none have examined the laudatory, even operatic, forms of writing Sup...
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| description | All judges legitimize their decisions in writing, but US Supreme Court justices depend on public acceptance to a unique degree. Previous studies of judicial opinions have explored rhetorical strategies that produce legitimacy, but none have examined the laudatory, even operatic, forms of writing Supreme Court justices have used to justify fundamental rights decisions. Doug Coulson demonstrates that such “judicial rhapsodies” are not an aberration but a central feature of judicial discourse.
First examining the classical origins of divisions between law and rhetoric, Coulson tracks what he calls an epideictic register—highly affective forms of expression that utilize hyperbole, amplification, and vocabularies of praise—through a surprising number of landmark Supreme Court opinions. Judicial Rhapsodies recovers and revalues these instances as significant to establishing and maintaining shared perspectives that form the basis for common experience and cooperation. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-979412025-07-17T12:15:59Z Judicial Rhapsodies Coulson, Doug Jurisprudence and general issues;Legal systems: judicial powers;Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNA Legal systems: general::LNAA Legal systems: courts and procedures::LNAA1 Legal systems: judges and judicial powers thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFG Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics thema EDItEUR::L Law::LA Jurisprudence and general issues thema EDItEUR::L Law::LN Laws of specific jurisdictions and specific areas of law::LNA Legal systems: general::LNAA Legal systems: courts and procedures::LNAA1 Legal systems: judges and judicial powers thema EDItEUR::C Language and Linguistics::CF Linguistics::CFG Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics All judges legitimize their decisions in writing, but US Supreme Court justices depend on public acceptance to a unique degree. Previous studies of judicial opinions have explored rhetorical strategies that produce legitimacy, but none have examined the laudatory, even operatic, forms of writing Supreme Court justices have used to justify fundamental rights decisions. Doug Coulson demonstrates that such “judicial rhapsodies” are not an aberration but a central feature of judicial discourse. First examining the classical origins of divisions between law and rhetoric, Coulson tracks what he calls an epideictic register—highly affective forms of expression that utilize hyperbole, amplification, and vocabularies of praise—through a surprising number of landmark Supreme Court opinions. Judicial Rhapsodies recovers and revalues these instances as significant to establishing and maintaining shared perspectives that form the basis for common experience and cooperation. 2023-03-03T06:56:13Z 2023-03-03T06:56:13Z 2023-02-27T14:09:12Z 2023 book https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/61557 9781943208463 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/97941 eng open access image/jpeg image/png image/png Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61557/1/9781943208470.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61557/12/9781943208470.epub https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/61557/12/9781943208470.epub Amherst College Press 10.3998/mpub.12752816 10.3998/mpub.12752816 5132feb1-7b65-4dec-a06f-4162a0f6c93f 9781943208463 284 open access |
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