Translating law / Deborah Cao.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cao, Deborah, 1962-

Series:

Topics in translation ; 33.

Topics in translation ; 33

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Interpretation and construction.

Law.

Law--Language.

Law--Translating.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The translation of law has played an integral part in the interaction among nations in history and is playing a greater role in our increasingly interconnected world today. The book investigates legal translation in its many facets as an intellectual pursuit and a profession. It examines legal translation from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering theoretical and practical grounds and linguistic as well as legal issues. It analyses legal translation competence and various types of legal texts including contracts, statutes and multilateral legal instruments, presents a comparative analysis of the Common Law and the Civil Law and examines the case law from Canada, Hong Kong and the European Court of Justice. It attempts to demonstrate that translating law is a complex act that can enrich law, culture and human experience as a whole.

Contents:

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. Law, Language and Translation

3. The Legal Translator

4. Legal Terminological Issues in Translation

5. Translating Private Legal Documents

6. Translating Domestic Legislation

7. Translating International Legal Instruments

List of Cases

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-82860-9

9786610828609

1-85359-955-7

OCLC:

141212652