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Legal Translation In A Political Context: The Trick Of Choosing Between Alternatives In Translating Electoral Terms, Zakia Deeb Jan 2021

Legal Translation In A Political Context: The Trick Of Choosing Between Alternatives In Translating Electoral Terms, Zakia Deeb

Abdou Filali-Ansary Occasional Paper Series

Legal electoral terminology is a specialist subject within the broader legal language discourse. When translating into Arabic, even basic electoral terms can be translated differently in different Arab countries for various reasons due to different sources of inspiration. Most legal electoral terms have a variety of alternative equivalents within the relevant linguistic field or semi-legal domain. This paper discusses such alternatives while presenting problems related to the existing resources in the field. Data collected from the 2012 election of members of the Libyan General National Congress are analysed to test the consistency in selecting from these alternatives. Furthermore, material presented …


An Introduction To Foreign And International Legal Research Tools, Nick Harrell Jan 2016

An Introduction To Foreign And International Legal Research Tools, Nick Harrell

Publications

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Lost In Translation? Some Brief Notes On Writing About Law For The Layperson, Brandt Goldstein Jan 2007

Lost In Translation? Some Brief Notes On Writing About Law For The Layperson, Brandt Goldstein

NYLS Law Review

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The Interpreters, Kenneth L. Karst May 1990

The Interpreters, Kenneth L. Karst

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Justice as Translation: An Essay in Cultural and Legal Criticism by James Boyd White