RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Feteris, Eveline T. YR 2012 T1 The role of the judge in legal proceedings: A Pragma-dialectical analysis JF Journal of Argumentation in Context VO 1 IS 2 SP 234 OP 252 DO https://doi.org/10.1075/jaic.1.2.05fet PB John Benjamins SN 2211-4742, AB In this contribution I characterize the role of the judge in the context of the argumentative activity of legal proceeding. I describe the role of the judge from a pragma-dialectical perspective and explain in which way this role promotes a rational resolution of the dispute. I specify how a critical discussion in accordance with the ideal model is implemented in legal procedure to accomplish the institutional point, a resolution of the dispute in accordance with the Rule of Law., UL https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/jaic.1.2.05fet