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Sources Of Law And Pluri-Lingualism (In Greek), Nikitas E. Hatzimihail
Sources Of Law And Pluri-Lingualism (In Greek), Nikitas E. Hatzimihail
Nikitas E Hatzimihail
This study (which replaces an earlier article published at the law journal Χρονικά Ιδιωτικού Δικαίου - Chronicles of Private Law, vol. 12 (2012)) examines issues arising from the translation of authoritative legal texts (constituting sources of law in the legal system under consideration), with an emphasis on legislation.
The first part of the article examines instances where authoritative texts of the same legal instrument co-exist in two or several languages, notably in the case of international uniform law instruments, such as the Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG).
The second part addresses instances of an instrument being …