Conference – Law, Language and Communication, Caserta, Italy

reggia casertaThe Centre for Research in Language and Law (CRILL) is holding its 4th international conference, entitled “Law, Language and Communication:
negotiating cultural, jurisdictional and disciplinary boundaries” from 26 to 28 May 2016, in Italy, at the Royal Palace of Caserta (National School of Public Administration).

The biennial conference attracts a wide spectrum of scholars and professionals from the fields of language and the law, as well as other related areas.

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Symposium – Corpus approaches to legal phraseology

zahidlibraryviennaAs part of the 20th European Symposium on Languages for Special Purposes, entitled “Multilingualism in Specialized Communication: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age“, to be held from 8 -10 July 2015 at the Centre for Translation Studies, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, there will be a 1-day workshop “Corpus approaches to legal phraseology“.

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Conference – Legal Translation, Court Interpreting and Comparative Legilinguistics (Legal Linguistics), Poznan, Poland

2938852531_a7f2bd7201_bThe Institute of Linguistics at Adam Mickiewicz University is holding its annual international conference devoted to language and the law over 3 days, from 19 to 21 June 2015 (Friday-Sunday) in Poznan, Poland.

The aim is to provide a forum for discussion where linguistic and legal interests converge, and to facilitate integration between linguists, computer scientists and lawyers from all around the world.

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Conference – Professionalization vs. Deprofessionalization: Building Standards for Legal Translators and Interpreters

An international conference “Professionalization vs. Deprofessionalization: Building Standards for Legal Translators and Interpreters” will be held from 20 – 21 March 2015 in Opatija, Croatia.

15868820722_5eeefea326_cIt is being organized jointly by: EULITA (the European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association); 
the Association of Court Interpreters and Translators of Croatia; and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, Opatija, Croatia.

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Call for papers IAFL conference, Guangzhou, China

Semal_(Bombax_ceiba)_flowers_in_Kolkata_W_IMG_4132The International Association of Forensic Linguists (IAFL) and the Organizing Committee of IAFL12 invite submissions for the 12th biennial conference, to be hosted by Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), Guangzhou, China from 6 to 9 July 2015.

The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to 31 December 2014.

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