The compulsory handbook for the course will be the following:
Trebits, Anna & Fischer, Marta (2010), EU English. Using English in EU Contexts. Ernst Klett Sprachen.
In general, the following books are recommended:
HAIGH, R. (2004/2009), Legal English. Routledge.
KROIS-LINDNER, A. (2006), International Legal English. Cambridge University Press.
MCKAY, W.R. & CHARLTON, H.E. (2005), Legal English. How to Understand and Master the Language of the Law. Pearson Education.
RILEY, A. (2005), English for Law. Longman Pearson Education.
WOJCIK, M.E.(2001/2009), Introduction to Legal English: An Introduction to Legal Terminology, Reasoning and Writing in Plain English. BNI Publications (Book Network International).
For Spanish-speaking participants who might be interested in learning legal English as well as legal Spanish, we recommend the following:
ALCARAZ, E. (1994/2007), El inglés jurídico, 6th ed. Barcelona: Ariel.
ALCARAZ, E., CAMPOS, M.A. y MIGUÉLEZ, C. (2001/2006, 3th ed.), El inglés jurídico norteamericano, 3rd ed. Barcelona: Ariel.
ALCARAZ, E. y HUGHES, B. (1993/2003), Diccionario de términos jurídicos, Inglés-Español, Spanish-English, 7th ed. Barcelona: Ariel.
---- (2002), Legal Translation Explained. Manchester: St. Jerome.
For participants specifically interested in the English legal system, we recommend the following books:
GILLESPIE, A. (2011), The English Legal System. Oxford University Press.
PARTINGTON, M. (2011), An Introduction to the English Legal System. Oxford University Press.
