Welcome to the 7th ILLWS24
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Following the success of the 7th International Legal Linguistics Workshop (ILLWS24), the Austrian Association for Legal Linguistics (AALL) is pleased to announce a call for submissions for our forthcoming interdisciplinary volume titled “The Future of Teaching Law and Language” (working title), to be edited by Daniel Green and published by Frank & Timme.
This volume seeks to showcase high-quality papers that explore innovative approaches, methodologies, and both theoretical and practical perspectives on legal language teaching.
We encourage submissions that address but are not limited to any of the following themes:
- Artificial intelligence and legal language instruction
- Corpus linguistics and legal education
- Current or future trends in legal language teaching and learning
- Development of legal curricula
- Disability, inclusion and legal education
- Ethics in legal language teaching
- Hyperonymy and power relations in legal language use
- Information literacy in legal education
- Legal aptitude testing
- Legal language teaching and moot courts
- Legal language teaching around the globe
- Legal literacy in professional fields such as the hospitality industry
- Metaphors in legal language teaching
- Multilingualism in legal practice and education
- Semioticising legal language education
- Teaching law in the multilingual classroom
- Teaching legal language to judges, prosecutors, lawyers and other legal professionals
- Law and literature in legal education
- Translanguaging in legal education
To express your interest in contributing to this volume, please submit an abstract by 25 July 2024.
Applications should be in English.
Applicants are invited to submit an abstract of between 200 and 250 words, including the title, theoretical background, research question(s) and methodology of their proposal by 25 July 2024.
Applicants should include 4-5 keywords and a short list of key references.
The abstract, along with full name and affiliation of the applicant(s), should be sent by email to legallinguistics2024@gmail.com and daniel.green@wu.ac.at.
Applicants will receive a decision by 30 July 2024.
Registered contributors will receive further information regarding the peer review process and specific publishing requirements.
Manuscripts are expected to be submitted by the end of November 2024.
Please note that all manuscripts will undergo a double-blind peer review process.
Submissions that do not conform to the style guide or lack adherence to good scientific practice will not be considered.
For any queries regarding this project, please feel free to contact Januš C. Varburgh (legallinguistics2024@gmail.com) or Daniel Green (daniel.green@wu.ac.at)
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- born in New York City on 9 August 1940
- Bachelor of Arts, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts
- Juris Doctor, Columbia University Law School, New York City
- admitted to the New York State Bar in 1964
- Associate at a civil practice law firm (1964-1966)
- Assistant New York State Attorney General (1967)
- Principal law clerk, New York Court of Claims (1994-1998)
- small private practice (1998-2004)
- Adjunct Associate Professor of Legal Writing, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School (1991-2004)
- moved to Jerusalem, Israel in 2004
- U.S. Naval Reserve judge-advocate, retired as Commander
- lives in Israel since 2014
Download the ILLWS24 programme: click here
Download the call for papers: click here
FAQ – International Legal Linguistics Workshop (ILLWS24)
Q: When and where will the ILLWS24 take place?
A: The ILLWS24 will take place on 25 June 2024 at Juridicum, Faculty of Law
at the University of Vienna between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m CET.
Q: Who are the organisers of the ILLWS24?
A: The ILLWS24 is organised by the Austrian Association for Legal Linguistics (AALL) in
cooperation with the Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law
at the University of Vienna.
Q: Is there a fee for attending or participating in the ILLWS24?
A: No, there is no fee for attending or participating in the ILLWS24.
Q: How do I register for the ILLWS24?
A: By confirming your participation, you have been registered for ILLWS24.
Q: Who can attend the ILLWS24?
A: The ILLWS24 is open to everyone interested in the field of linguistics, law, legal
linguistics, forensic linguistics, and related fields.
Q: How can I attend the ILLWS24?
A: You have the option to participate in the ILLWS24 either virtually, via online attendance,
or physically, by attending in person. For online attendees, the Zoom link will be made
available on 6 June 2024.
Q: What language should the presentations be held in?
A: Presentations should be held in either English or German.
Q: Will attendees receive a certificate of attendance?
A: Yes, all registered attendees will receive a certificate of attendance during the workshop.
Q: Is there going to be a conference dinner?
A: There will be an informal get-together after the ILLWS24 has ended. Details will be provided
closer to the event date.
If your question is not answered here, please email us: legallinguistics2024@gmail.com
Are you looking for a comfortable stay during the ILLWS24?
Check out our recommended hotels below:
Boutique Hotel Donauwalzer Hilton Vienna Plaza
Address: Hernalser Gürtel 27
A-1170 Vienna
Email: servus@donauwalzer.at
Website: donauwalzer.at
Hilton Vienna Plaza
Address: Schottenring 11
A-1010 Vienna
Email: info.viennaplaza@hilton.com
Website: hilton.com/viennaplaza
Motel One Wien-Staatsoper
Address: Elisabethstraße 5,
A-1010 Vienna
Email: wien-staatsoper@motel-one.com
Website: motel-one.com/wien-staatsoper
The ILLWS24 Organising Committee
Daniel Green
Christian Piska
Januš C. Varburgh
Sophie Mochar
Paul Schwarzenbacher
Maria Pober
Cornelia Eißler
ILLWS24 Conference & Event Management
Januš C. Varburgh