Plain English for Army Lawyers

Abstract

This paper tells Army lawyers about the plain English movement in legal writing. It describes what plain English means and how the movement has generated support and opposition among lawyers. The paper analyzes why most lawyers continue to write in complex language rather than simple English. Bringing the analysis home the Army lawyers, the paper describes what the Army is doing to improve legal writing. More significantly, there are recommendations to push plain English legal writing from the top, to increase opportunities to learn to write in plain English, and to adopt plain English in Army forms. Keywords: English language; Military law; Forms (Paper).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADB115964

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  • Thomas W. Taylor

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  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

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