ABSTRACT
Studies of the intersection between language and law have generated a lot of interest in either disciplines in both the civil law and common law jurisdictions (Wagner and Cacciaguidi-Fahy 2006; Schane 2007). Efforts at making the language of legal instruments accessible to the ordinary person appear to be receiving increasing attention. This is because legal communication is central to peaceful social interactions. If the law and its system are to discharge its social functions, legal instruments must be accessible to those that they are meant to serve. Unfortunately, it is often not the case and many legal documents across the world remain unclear and obscure to the average reader.
