The Effectiveness of Plain Language in Statutes and Judgments: Legal Language Style and Legal Translation - Couverture souple

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9783838328768: The Effectiveness of Plain Language in Statutes and Judgments: Legal Language Style and Legal Translation
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ISBN 10 : 3838328760 ISBN 13 : 9783838328768
Editeur : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Law is difficult even for the vast majority of native English speakers and it is no different for native-speaking Chinese, whether they are lawyers or not, if it is translated using similar convoluted structures as in the English text. The root of the problem lies in the old drafting style. This book proposes that there should be a commitment to plain language drafting in statutes and judgments. This book explores the possibility of using the plain language approach in translating statutes and judgments. The primary objectives of this strategy are to educate the public about the general concepts of law and to enable the lawyers to advise their clients more efficiently in Chinese, and thereby developing among legal practitioners the consciousness of using Chinese as a legal language, whether it is for writing a judgment or for use as the trial language. These objectives should be achieved on two fronts - simplification of legal English and plain language translation. The analysis will shed some light on the effectiveness of the plain language approach, and should be especially useful to legal practitioners, legal translators, and academics.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Law is difficult even for the vast majority of native English speakers and it is no different for native-speaking Chinese, whether they are lawyers or not, if it is translated using similar convoluted structures as in the English text. The root of the problem lies in the old drafting style. This book proposes that there should be a commitment to plain language drafting in statutes and judgments. This book explores the possibility of using the plain language approach in translating statutes and judgments. The primary objectives of this strategy are to educate the public about the general concepts of law and to enable the lawyers to advise their clients more efficiently in Chinese, and thereby developing among legal practitioners the consciousness of using Chinese as a legal language, whether it is for writing a judgment or for use as the trial language. These objectives should be achieved on two fronts - simplification of legal English and plain language translation. The analysis will shed some light on the effectiveness of the plain language approach, and should be especially useful to legal practitioners, legal translators, and academics.

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Éditeur
LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3838328760
ISBN 13 
9783838328768
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
248
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
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