the use of passive in legal documents
Grammarly keeps warning against oeruse of passive sentence, but the text I am proofreading is a legal document. Is it not accaptable to use passe in such text .
What should I use instead of " on which CISG is based as per article 7/2 of CISG"
thank you
See example:
In case, there is no provision in CISG, the dispute is to resolved according to the general principles on which CISG is based as per article 7/2 of CISG.
Merve
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2 answers 
There are a number of situations when the passive voice is standard. You don't have to worry about it for the document you are checking. Skip the cards.
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answered Jul 21 '11 at 21:42
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However, there are some other things that can be done to make that sentence a little easier to read:
- Remove the first comma
- Insert the word "be"
- Insert comma after "based"
"In case there is no provision in CISG, the dispute is to be resolved according to the general principles on which CISG is based, as per article 7/2 of CISG."
Still passive but, as Kimblerly says, that's not a problem.
Hope that helps!
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answered Jul 22 '11 at 14:57
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