Communication in Legal Advocacy / Edition 1

by Richard D. Rieke, Randall K. Stutman

Overview

Communication in Legal Advocacy integrates work in legal theory, communication theory, social science research, and strategic planning to provide a comprehensive anaysis of the communication processes in trials. Responding to the emerging interest in alternative dispute resolution, the book situates the trial within the broadercontext of dispute resolution, calling attention to the ways in which negotiation, mediation, and arbitration interrelate with trials. This study bends traditional argumentative analyses such as the rational-world notions of adversary proceedings, presumption, burden of proof, and essential issues with contemporary ideas of narrative rationality. The volume offers the reader a practical and strategic guide to effective trial advocacy, and it provides theoretical insights into trials as socially sanctioned mechanisms of dispute resolution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780872496811
Publisher:	University of South Carolina Press
Publication date:	12/31/1992
Series:	Studies in Communication Process
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.55(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Richard D. Rieke has been a student of communication and law since his doctoral work at Ohio State University in 1964. His dissertation "Rhetorical Theory in American Legal Pracice" was one of the first studies to argue for a rapprochement between legal theory and rhetorical theory in relation to the practical processes of conducting trials and appeals. Since then, as a member of the faculty at Ohio State and later the University of Utah, he has continued to study trials, appellate advocacy and appellate decision making from the perspective of rhetorical/communication theory. He is currently involved with the Utah State Bar and the American Arbitration Association in making dispute resolution more accessible to citizens of Utah.

Editorial Reviews

"... an important resource for instructors teaching courses in communication and law. This book is well suited for either students studying in a prelaw curriculum or for those studying advanced persuasion theory."

Quarterly Journal of Speech

"... an important resource for instructors teaching courses in communication and law. This book is well suited for either students studying in a prelaw curriculum or for those studying advanced persuasion theory."

-- "Quarterly Journal of Speech"

From the Publisher

The first book in a new series, this is a research-based, practical analysis of communication processes in trials. The authors combine traditional argumentative analyses (such as presumption and burden-of- proof) with contemporary ideas about narrative rationality. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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