Power and resistance in interrogations of suspects in the Egyptian judicial process

Authors

  • Neveen Al Saeed Ain Shams University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.20435

Keywords:

Discourse analysis, Pragmatics, Prosecution, Egyptian interrogations

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2021-10-15

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Al Saeed, N. . (2021). Power and resistance in interrogations of suspects in the Egyptian judicial process. International Journal of Speech, Language and the Law, 28(1), 149–153. https://doi.org/10.1558/ijsll.20435