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vendredi 26 octobre 2012

Shall

Etude intéressante et très fouillée sur shall :

Is there a case for the abolition of ‘shall’ from EU legislation? (Paul Kendall Cooper, 2011)

Texte intégral ici : http://www.rgsl.edu.lv/images/stories/publications/1_cooper_final.pdf

Extrait de la table des matières :

1 Shall in General English

2 Shall in Legal English

3 Problems with use of shall in Legal English

4 Addressing the problems with use of shall in Legal English

5 Legislative drafting ‐ objectives

6 EU legal system and legislation

6.1 Shall in EU legislation
6.2 Legislative drafting guidelines for the EU
6.3 Testing shall in EU legislation

7 Analysis of the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

8 Why is the EU ‘shall‐resistant’?
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  1. Clement9 janvier 2013 à 07:16

    I am "shall-resistant" - there is no harm in using "shall" if it is used properly!

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