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Université de Montréal - Thèse sous forme numérique

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21the two typologies. For example, public law in Spain is not divi<strong>de</strong>d into ―unenacted‖and ―enacted‖ law. Legal genres used in this type of discourse are: códigos (Eng.statutes), leyes parlamentarias (Eng. enactments), legislación <strong>de</strong>legada (Eng. <strong>de</strong>legatedlegislation) and jurispru<strong>de</strong>ncia o sentencias (Eng. judgments).Figure 3. Legal genres in Common Law (Orts Llopis 2009)2.1.2.3. JudgmentsJudgments are one among many legal genres. If one consi<strong>de</strong>rs Engberg‘s classification,judgments are both normative and performative texts (Figure 1). If one consi<strong>de</strong>rsTrosborg‘s classification (Figure 2) judgments can be said to correspond to the broadcategory of ―the language of the courtroom‖ and more specifically to ―judges <strong>de</strong>claringlaw‖. If one consi<strong>de</strong>rs Orts Llopis classification (2009), Common Law and Civil Law

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