Law

Transblawg | 22. Mai 2012 —The Wall Street Journal Law Blog reports on a Supreme Court decision on the definition of interpreting. A 1978 federal Act (the Court Interpreters Act) permitted the winner of a case to have interpreting expenses paid for by the loser. Did this include translated documents? The court said no. Just…

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Jus@Publicum | 15. Mai 2012 — Nymphenburg Late Night Lights © Liz Collet Der Verein Testbiotech hat nach eigener Mitteilung gegen ein Patent der englischen Firma Ovasort (EP1263521) Einspruch eingelegt. Das Patent umfasse menschliche Spermazellen, die nach Geschlecht vorselektiert worden seien. Diese sollen im Rahmen de…

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Jus@Publicum | 6. Mai 2012 — Step by Step © Liz Collet One of the works, “running” and “running” and leaving Foot-Steps and Foot-Prints in the world. As Book Cover and more. Did You already detect “My Photography – In Your World” ? Noooo? …Ok,…. then please follow me…. . Recommendations always welcome. Buying li…

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Jus@Publicum | 6. Mai 2012 — Step by Step © Liz Collet One of the works, “running” and “running” and leaving Foot-Steps and Foot-Prints in the world. As Book Cover and more. Did You already detect “My Photography – In Your World” ? Noooo? …Ok,…. then please follow me…. . Recommendations always welcome. Buying li…

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Transblawg | 22. April 2012 — ... is a term which doesn't exist in English law and has a widish range in German law, of which the internet form is only part. You can read ... case, Issuing an injunction against hosting providers in Internet law is based on the German principle of Störerhaftung which ... many years and is …

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Transblawg | 20. April 2012 — ... ProZ. 4. Other terms are lawyer (a very broad term, but certainly OK - and in legal terminology it's often useful to go to a broader term for a solution) and attorney (which I like, although some think it is too unfamiliar in the UK - but historically it was used. I don't particularly like add…

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Transblawg | 20. April 2012 —Antitransblawg on Twitter: how not to translate from German to English, mainly legal vocabulary. Tweets should appear in the right-hand margin (still working on that).…

Transblawg | 13. April 2012 —On China Law Blog, in a post titled The Legal Faults With Faulty ... provide that the Chinese language and Chinese law govern. Sounds like it. When I translate ... in German and the German language and German law govern, and my translation into English is ... I believe one of the biggest German…

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Transblawg | 5. April 2012 — ... more common in the USA than in the UK. But I always feel worried when I see it and wonder what peculiar technical details may apply to it. It reminds me of German lawyers teaching German law and spending a good half hour on terms like hemmen and unterbrechen (different ways of interrupting a l…

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Transblawg | 30. März 2012 —The Oxford Handbook of Language and Law has finally appeared. (That is a link to OUP, ... in is translation from one language and jurisdiction, especially civil law, to another language with a different jurisdiction, especially common law. I have never understood the various language versions of E…

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Transblawg | 29. März 2012 —Via Katy Derbyshire in love German books, a sad tale of how an Israeli translator of Harry Potter didn't even get a ticket to the press screening of the film, let alone recognition of the translation, which was used in the subtitles. The whole sad story is told by Gili Bar-Hillel, who writes a blog…

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Transblawg | 28. März 2012 — ... seminar on legal English and contract law given by Stuart Bugg, who ... Stuart specializes in contracts and contract law and refers to all common- ... it consists of texts like the Law Reform (Frustrated Contracts) Act 1943 ... unless it says the language and law governing it are German - bec…

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Transblawg | 23. März 2012 —It's funny how you can walk around with a camera and be absolutely blind. A few years ago - it was 2006 - I was in Carey Street, near the famous lawyers' pub Seven Stars. I saw a window with two barristers' wigs on black velvet, so I took some time to photograph them. (I even blogged this at the tim…

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Transblawg | 17. März 2012 — ... ) £40 Covering: background, the legal profession in England and Wales, proceedings in court, litigation terminology … and more 3 July, 9:30 am and 11:30 am BST. Criminal Law and Procedure for Legal Interpreters and Translators (2 x 1 hour webinars) £40 Covering: the required elements for …

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Transblawg | 14. Februar 2012 —The BDÜ publishes a series of books of varying quality. This looks useful - but I haven't seen it yet: a summary of German criminal procedure written by a public prosecutor, intended for translators and interpreters. "Der Strafprozess - Eine Einführung für Gerichtsdolmetscher und -übersetzer" Ve…

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