For those who have been away in the last few weeks, here’s a digest of some key posts from July and August.
You can also browse the blog by using the category list in the left-hand sidebar, or the monthly archives, or with the search box at the top right.
The Japanese Ministry of Justice makes available English translations of legislation online.
Laws can be searched by keyword, by title, by number, by category, or by organization (institution).
I happened upon the website of the Judiciary of Scotland the other day, and found several useful things…
This week I discovered a really useful website which is offered by the Fédération Royale du Notariat Belge – intended to inform the general public, it includes video guides and fact sheets on a number of key topics.
The resource is currently available in French and Dutch, and there are also short explanatory introductions to the profession of notary in 20 other languages.
I recently came across an official translation of the Republic of Cameroon’s General Tax Code 2010 and thought it might be of interest…
The latest issue of The Journal of Specialised Translation is now available, including articles on crime fiction in translation, video interviews with crime fiction writers and translators, and reviews.
The journal is well-regarded and aims to create a forum for translators and researchers in specialised translation, to disseminate information, exchange ideas and to provide a dedicated publication outlet. Its issues are open access.
Whilst I’m pretty sure that readers of this blog will be clear about the above difference, you might be interested in passing this post around to acquaintances who are less familiar with the distinction.
In a trilingual TEDx talk organized at the Monterey Institute, Laura Burian, Barry Olsen, and Miguel Garcia demonstrate the power of human cognition as they explain the subtle but important differences between professional translators and interpreters with assistance from Weihao Zhang (Chinese) and Beatriz Rodriguez (Spanish).
A useful source of German, English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese translations of the official titles of the new French government headed by Manuel Valls has now been placed online.
They are provided by the terminology workshop of the Groupe de travail interministériel sur la traduction (GIT). “L’objet de ces travaux est de fournir aux institutions et administrations françaises une terminologie commune aux fins de leur communication à l’international“.
There is a section of the website of McGill University in Canada devoted to maritime and admiralty law, that was maintained and provided by the late William Tetley¹.
It contains a range of references to articles and decisions, and in particular makes available an extensive Glossary of Maritime Law Terms.
WIPO’s New Building
For those who work in the intellectual property field, WIPO Lex may be of interest. It is a one-stop search facility for national laws and treaties on intellectual property (IP) of WIPO, WTO and UN Members. It also features related information which elaborates, analyzes and interprets these laws and treaties. It provides streamlined access to reference material of key importance for optimal information on the global IP System.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
You must be logged in to post a comment.