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Translating Law
Deborah Cao
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Description for Translating Law
Hardback. Examines legal translation in its many facets from an interdisciplinary perspective, covering both theoretical and practical grounds and linguistic as well as legal issues. This book analyses the basic skills and competence of the legal translator and various types of legal texts. Series: Topics in Translation. Num Pages: 208 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: CFP; LA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 217 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 376.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Channel View Publications Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
208
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Topics in Translation
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781853599545
SKU
V9781853599545
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Deborah Cao
Deborah Cao is affiliated with the School of Languages and Linguistics and the Socio-Legal Research Centre, Griffith University, Australia. Originally trained and qualified as a United Nations simultaneous interpreter, she was educated in China and Australia. She holds PhD in translation studies and LL.B (Hons), and has published in the areas of translation studies, legal translation, semiotics and philosophical and ... Read more
Reviews for Translating Law
The book has been written in an accessible style, despite the complex nature of the subject of legal translation that it deals with. Though its targeted readers are general translators to be trained to become legal translators, and lawyers or people with legal training intending to become legal translators (p.4), it is also recommeded for use in the ... Read more