Court case on poor interpreting/Klage über fehlerhaftes Dolmetschen in Ontario
am 02.05.2008 von Transblawg
A class-action lawsuit in Ontario was filed in April alleging that the government uses an inadequate test for court interpreters.
This was reported by the Globe and Mail - original article available for payment. It can also be found on Lia Barros Portuguese translation weblog, Its all about translations, here.
The suit alleges that despite years of clear warnings and complaints from judges, Crown prosecutors, defence counsel and even its own staff, the government still uses an inadequate test for interpreters (for half the languages interpreted in the provinces courts, no attempt is made to even evaluate the candidates fluency in the second language) and still uses those who either dont take or fail even that minimal test.
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Translation problems with police/Verzicht auf Rechte ohne ausreichende Übersetzung
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