Interpreters And the Legal System

Kathy Laster and Veronica L. Taylor

ISBN 10: 1862871302 / ISBN 13: 9781862871304

Editore: Wm Gaunt & Sons, 1994

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283 pages.

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• Titolo: Interpreters And the Legal System
• Editore: Wm Gaunt & Sons
• Data di pubblicazione: 1994
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1862871302
• ISBN 13: 9781862871304
• Rilegatura: Softcover
• Condizione: Good
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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