Fenomenologia del giuridichese

Phenomenology of legalese. The quality of legal language and the theme of its obscurity constitutes an interesting subject of studies for both linguistic and legal scholars. To investigate the connection between the formal and the substantial dimension of law, this essay will position the theme of legal language in the broader perspective of “law and literature” studies and analyse some traits of “legalese” explaining its sources and its negative implications in politics and society