The French Conseil d’Etat has made available, online, the full video recording of the inaugural symposium in a series entitled “Droit comparé et territorialité du droit“.
The website also includes some short interviews with the highly respected figures participating in the symposium: Érik Orsenna, Mireille Delmas-Marty, Dominic Grieve & Horatia Muir Watt.
Le Petit Nicolas is one of my all time favourites – along with Winnie-the-Pooh (see this post) for philosophical gems.
I recently discovered that, dans l’air du temps of reviving Classical languages, IMAV Editions have published “Pullus Nicolellus Latina lingua” – to tempt all of us learn Latin with Nicolas!
ASTTI, the Swiss Association of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters, is organizing its annual summer school, to be held in Spiez, Switzerland from 1 to 3 July 2015.
Does this ring true with anyone? 🙂
As a further step towards public access, the website of the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court now includes video recordings of its proceedings.
Footage of hearings will be made available on the next business day, for one year.
The European Parliament offers several options for traineeships within its Secretariat, to provide opportunities for vocational training and for learning more about what the institution is and does.
The next deadline for applications is 15 May 2015 (midnight) for translation traineeships, and 1 June 2015 for general training placements, either as part of a course of study or on a non-compulsory basis.
Civil servants in France have produced some reforms for the national education systems that include some pretty scary examples of tortured language…
The Cuneiform Commentaries Project (CCP) at the University of Yale in the United States allows anyone, whether a scholar or the general public, to see how people in early history discussed texts and interpreted them.
Every industry has its own specialized terms – and the world of cheese is no exception. A glossary is always helpful for ‘outsiders’ too.
A research project originating in Ireland even carried out a terminological study on one particular cheese – Cheddar.
But, I hear you cry, what on earth is the connection with comparative law? Well, dear readers, for the answer… read on!
I think you will enjoy this short TEDTalk (less than five minutes) on how academics could communicate more effectively with the general public. Might also apply to lawyers too… 😉
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
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