Interpreters and the Legal System

1. Auflage 1994
ISBN: 978-1-86287-130-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Gewicht: 336 g

Competent interpreters are essential if a legal system is to serve the needs of a multicultural, multi-lingual society. Competent lawyers need to understand the issues of culture and language and how to work effectively with interpreters. This book contains law, critique and a case study of the way in which legal culture is grappling with multiculturalism in Australia and New Zealand. It takes a contemporary approach to language and law, starting from the premise that culture, language and law are inexorably linked. Contains detailed discussion of crucial topics such as: the legal 'right' to an interpreter interpreters in criminal investigations, courts and tribunals the role of interpreters and their strategic importance the role of interpreters and their strategic importance

Autoren/Hrsg.

Laster, Kathy

Taylor, Veronica

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Übersetzungswissenschaft, Translatologie, Dolmetschen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents Accommodating Cultural Diversity within the Legal System Interpreting in the Australian Context Interpreters and the Legal Process The 'Right' to an Interpreter The Role of the Interpreter Interpreters and Criminal Investigation Interpreters and the Court Interpreter Accountability and Ethics Appendices Federal and State legislation relating to interpreters AUSIT Code of Ethics for interpreters and translators/Victorian Ethnic Affairs Commission Code of Ethics for Legal Interpreters Summary of guidelines for working with professional interpreters Table of Cases/ Table of Statutes/ References/ Index