RHETORIC IN LAW, ITS IMPORTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
Keywords:
Legal practice, rhetoric, courtroom, law, argumentsAbstract
Rhetoric is the art of speaking effectively, with the aim of convincing others using words and arguments. Not all people are good orators and not all have good persuasive skills because rhetoric has to do with the use of a rich, constructive, logical and informative vocabulary. Rhetoric as an art also includes the legal field. Nowadays, when communication is a very big force and while the world is always more dynamic with its rules and changes, legal rhetoric has taken on a new importance. Legal rhetoric has taken on a new importance. even the sophists who studied and practiced rhetoric were lawyers and its practice in a democratic society is essential.
Legal rhetoric helps lawyers and not only criticize the law, rules, ethics and standards. Therefore, according to legal rhetoric, it is not only a system of rules, but together with rhetoric, they make the law a rhetorical art that regulates and manages society in a more efficient way. Courtroom rhetorical allows jurors to be more persuasive in the courtroom by using rhetorical skills, while people who study the field of law interpret the law to the audience. In this paper, the definition of rhetoric, its origins and the importance it has in today's society, mainly in the legal field, will be determined.
Materials and methods from legal institutions, universities, scientific researches on the art of speech and law were used for this work. Someone said that rhetoric as an art was not learned nor was it born in law schools, but as an art of communication in society, then we must first look at the rhetoric of Ancient Greece and Rome to understand the importance of using it in legal practice.
Legal rhetoric is more important in the last decade because laws and quasi-practices have taken on greater importance. A good lawyer needs to possess a good rhetoric which he will build on the basis of evidence, logical argument and the law.
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