Overview
One of the central challenges facing translators of legal texts is the ability to fully understand the requirements of the various legal systems worldwide. In this respect, comparative law plays an important role in legal translation, as it allows for the identification of similarities and differences among legal systems. While the practice of legal translation requires an excellent knowledge of comparative law for the linguistic transfer to be successful, educational institutions do not usually train their students in how to make the most of comparative law in the translation of legal texts or how to rationally solve the problems arising from the differences that inevitably exist between legal systems. After emphasizing the importance of comparative law in the field of legal translation, this volume focuses on the main concepts that characterize some of the most relevant legal systems in the world and puts theory into practice by offering some exercises on comparative law applied to translation. This volume will be of interest to the growing number of students, teachers, professionals and researchers working in the field of legal translation.
Full Product Details
Author: Jorge Díaz Cintas ,
Guadalupe Soriano-Barabino
Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Imprint: Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Edition: New edition
Volume: 17
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 1.50cm
, Length: 22.50cm
Weight: 0.320kg
ISBN: 9783034317252
ISBN 10: 3034317255
Pages: 210
Publication Date: 31 August 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Soriano-Barabino [...] brings together theory and practice in a pedagogical manner with a volume that is worth including in all reading lists for legal translation training programmes. (Javier Moreno-Rivero, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, May 2017)
Soriano-Barabino [...] brings together theory and practice in a pedagogical manner with a volume that is worth including in all reading lists for legal translation training programmes. (Javier Moreno-Rivero, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, May 2017)
Soriano-Barabino [...] brings together theory and practice in a pedagogical manner with a volume that is worth including in all reading lists for legal translation training programmes. (Javier Moreno-Rivero, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law, May 2017)
Author Information
Guadalupe Soriano-Barabino is Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies at the University of Granada. She holds a PhD in Translation Studies (Legal Translation) as well as degrees in law and in translation and interpreting from the University of Granada. She has studied law in Spain, Ireland, the United Kingdom and France, worked as a solicitor in the United Kingdom and taught at the Universities of Ulster and Salamanca. She also has extensive experience as a sworn translator and interpreter for English, French and Spanish.
