I have just been informed about a very interesting conference to be held this Thursday and Friday, 1 & 2 October 2015, in Limoges, France – Forum de l’IiRCO sur la justice pénale internationale et transitionnelle en espace francophone: La question de la langue du procès.
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Monday smile – La belle ministre vert
Apparently,¹ thanks to an Arabic>French translation of a recent press release (Google Translate strikes again), the Tunisian Minister of Culture became a laughing stock when announcing a new legal framework for artists and designers.
International tax glossary
The IBFD International Tax Glossary is now in its 7th edition, published three months ago, in June. The publisher, the International Bureau of Fiscal Documentation (IBFD), is a leading authority on cross-border taxation.
The glossary is available as a printed book or as an eBook.
Conference – Challenges, new roles & ethics in legal translation & interpreting, Lima, Peru
There is one more week to register for the 12th International Forum on Challenges, New Roles and Ethics in Legal Translation and Interpreting, to be held in Lima, Peru
from October 7 to 9, 2015.
Translators, interpreters, academics, researchers, and students are invited
to attend the Forum, organised by the International Federation of Translators
(FIT) Committee for Legal Translation and Interpretation
in cooperation with the Colegio de Traductores del Perú (CTP)
;
and with the support of Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón, Universidad Ricardo Palma, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, and Universidad César Vallejo.
Monday smile – Pennsylvania vs. 2,447 Bottles of Wine
I promised to keep you updated (see the first part of the story here), so…
Formations – Commerce international
The Chamber of Commerce for Paris and Ile-de-France is offering introductory courses on international trade. There are two in particular that I think might appeal to people working with legal language…
Lawyer-linguist & legal translator diplomas GA/EN
The deadline for applications for Advanced Diplomas in Lawyer-Linguistics and in Legal Translation offered by The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Ireland’s oldest School of Law (dating from 1541!) has been extended to Monday 21 September 2015.
Monday smile – Mondegreens & legal interpretation
An edifying Monday smile this week. Before I get on to the legal interpretation part, let’s look at the mondegreens first.
Guide to agency and distribution laws – a real pearl
I recently discovered an amazing resource that I’d like to share with you – the International Agency and Distribution Handbook (5th edition) produced and made available by the well-known law firm Baker & McKenzie.
Certificate in transnational law, Geneva, Switzerland
I have been made aware¹ of a Certificate in Transnational Law (CTL) being offered by the Law Faculty of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, in collaboration with the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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