Book Notice: Translating Law

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Translating Law: Topics in Translation
2007 Multilingual Matters
                http://www.multilingual-matters.com/


Author: Deborah Cao

Abstract:

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.

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