The Centre for Legal and Institutional Translation Studies (TRANSIUS) at the University of Geneva is holding a “Symposium on Corpus Analysis in Legal Research and Legal Translation Studies” on 3 June 2016.
Symposium – Quality in Legal Translation, Warsaw, Poland
A symposium entitled “Quality in Legal Translation“, organized by the Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw and the Directorate-General Translation (DGT) Field Office in Poland as part of the Translating Europe Workshops, is to take place on 6 June 2016 at the European Commission Representation in Warsaw.
Monday smile – Can (Klingon) language be copyrighted?
If you have managed to miss the media frenzy, you might be interested in the case of Paramount v Axanar, in which several areas of infringement are discussed, but in particular the use of the Klingon language. 🙂
Webinar – Comparison of Spanish & English legal systems
eCPD Webinars is organizing a webinar entitled “Spanish Legal Translation – a comparison of two different legal systems” on 15 June 2016 at 11.30 am UK time. It will last for approximately one hour, and is aimed at translators working in the Spanish and English language pair.
British Spanish Law Association – Annual Conference
The British Spanish Law Association (BSLA) is holding its Annual Conference in Madrid, Spain from 19-21 May 2016, at the Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Madrid.
The interactive two and a half day event has been designed to provide delegates with the up to date knowledge and tools needed to successfully look after their international Anglo-Spanish clients, and includes case studies, panel discussions and networking.
Monday smile – Ducks unruffled
We go to the New Zealand legal archives today for some judicial wit involving a music festival and a duck pond…
Conference – EST Congress, Aarhus, Denmark
The Department of Business Communication at Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University, Denmark, will host the 8th EST Congress (European Society for Translation Studies) from 15-17 September 2016. The theme of the congress is Translation Studies: Moving Boundaries.
Free e-books on terminology
The Terminology Coordination Unit at the European Parliament makes freely available e-books on the theme of Terminology.
Monday smile – Sniffing out sausages
Hot on the heels of my post about Gigi the sniffer cat at the French gendarmerie comes news from the UK that its team of detection dogs have failed to meet their targets.
Open access – German Law Journal
The German Law Journal is an open access, peer reviewed forum for “transnational and interdisciplinary encounters with German, European & International law”. Continue reading
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