Beiträge zur Rechtsgeschichte Österreichs 2 / 2013, pp. 536-543, 2014/01/30
recht [durch] setzen - Making Things Legal.
Gesetzgebung und prozessuale Wirklichkeit in den europäischen Rechtstraditionen
The article discusses the accuracy of the form and content of Latin legal terms. Law is a field where linguistic means of expression are of utmost importance. This discipline operates directly through language. The material analysed comprises the terms collected from the law review Juridica (published since 1993). The time period looked at in the given research has been a decisive era in the development of Estonian law: it is characterised by turning back to the Western legal environment which largely depends on the Latin language. The legal reform in Estonia has been accompanied by changes in the usage of terms by Estonian lawyers. The integration of Estonian legal language into European legal culture is reflected by a relatively high increase in the usage of terms in Latin. At the same time, there occur several problems when Latin terms are employed.
