Modern jurisprudence is intrinsically pervaded by a plurality of intertwined voices, only part of which can be traced back to the Court of Justice deciding the case. This book sheds light on the rhetorical-argumentative function of this linguistic polyphony by using the example of the Italian Constitutional Court judgement. To this end, an integrated polyphonic-argumentative approach is proposed on the basis of the Scandinavian polyphony and pragmadialectical theory of argumentation. With the

more »

... lp of the theoretical and methodological apparatus thus developed, the study shows how the reasons for the Italian constitutional court's decision can be understood and reconstructed as a literally staged argumentative discussion.