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Latin Legal Term “in Camera”: Equivalents, Etymology, Discourse Analysis
- Authors: Marshalok N.V.1, Ulianova I.L.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Issue: No 2(896) (2025)
- Pages: 16-21
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://ogarev-online.ru/2542-2197/article/view/283952
- ID: 283952
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Abstract
The aim of this study is to examine the Latin legal term “in camera”, its equivalents in modern languages and their use in various discourses, from legal to literary. For this purpose, the use of the term “in camera” in the text of the Rome Statute was analyzed in the Romance, Russian and English languages. Particular attention is paid to the French legal language, where the phraseological unit “huis clos” is used as an equivalent of the term “in camera”. An etymological analysis of the components of the phraseological expression “huis clos” is carried out, its use in various discourse directions is presented, and the discursive interpretation of “huis clos” as a legal term in Sartre’s play is analyzed. The work is based on the methods of comparison, etymological analysis and discourse analysis, its results can be used in interdisciplinary research, as well as in foreign language classes.
About the authors
Nataliya Vladimirovna Marshalok
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Author for correspondence.
Email: mshtch@yandex.ru
PhD (Philology), Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Roman Languages
Russian FederationIrina Leonidovna Ulianova
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Email: oulianova555@inbox.ru
Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Roman Languages
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