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Some Insights into Translating and Teaching English for Specific Purposes

Hermes
This short paper aims to highlight and concisely explore – but not  address in depth -some aspects related to translating and teaching English for specific purposes (mainly English for Legal Purposes) The following questions will be briefly considered ...
Halina Sierocka
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Reproductive awareness and recognition of unintended pregnancy: young women, key informants and health care providers perspectives in South Africa

Reproductive Health, 2021
Plain language summary South Africa has one of the world’s most progressive legal frameworks for abortion, yet it’s not uncommon for women to struggle to access safe abortion services.
Oluwaseyi Dolapo Somefun, Jane Harries, Deborah Constant   +2 more
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Legal Certainty: Pro et Contra

Наукові записки НаУКМА: Юридичні науки, 2018
The question addressed by this article is whether it is possible to state that European adherence to legal certainty and American legal uncertainty make up the characteristics of the two distinct legal systems (common law and civil law).
Yuliia Matvieieva
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Overcoming Language Barriers in Contracts – A South African Perspective

BRICS Law Journal
Language forms the basis of written contracts, but the use of language may also function as a barrier to contracting parties, particularly when the parties are not proficient in the commercial language of choice, such as English in the case of South ...
M. van Eck
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Twentieth anniversary of the Civil Code of Quebec: the English translation of the Civil Code of Quebec: a controversy

JoSTrans: The Journal of Specialised Translation, 2015
In 1973, a team of translators headed by Clive Meredith was mandated to translate the revised Civil Code of Quebec (CCQ) and the comments thereon. Traditionalists in the legal community attacked the plain language translation, and the entire project was
Barbara McClintock
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Using Plain Language to Draft Regulations

, 2018
At its recent meeting, the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) approved a recommendation entitled Plain Language in Regulatory Drafting.
Emerson, Blake
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About the Plain English movement [PDF]

Zbornik Radova: Pravni Fakultet u Novom Sadu, 2020
Creating law is a complex process. It stems from the constant learning and refinement of knowledge of law - both theory and practice; from recognizing social reality and attitudes and intentions of members of society, but also knowing the state ...
Ćorić Dragana M.
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Comprehensibility of Legal Language: A Case Study of the Supreme Court Finance Act 2023 Ruling in Kenya

IAE Journal of Research and Development
In recent years, public interest in the understanding of judgments and rulings pronounced by courts has been on the rise. On the other hand, complicated legal expressions have long been a subject for complaints, as they impede access to justice, and ...
Collines Kipkorir Bore, Catherine Ndung’u, Victor Ntabo   +2 more
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Discoursal issues of legal language in international settings towards cooperation

, 2007
L'intervento si sviluppa in connessione a considerazioni sugli obiettivi primari, tra i quali quello che intende soprattutto incrementare lo scambio formativo tra Italia-Cina, per rafforzare i rapporti che esistono tra i due paesi, e quello volto a ...
POLESE, VANDA
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Plain language and the law: rethinking legal information for vulnerable people in Australia [PDF]

, 2019
This thesis evaluates the effectiveness of plain language legal information resources for vulnerable people from the perspective of legal service providers working in the community legal sector in Australia.Plain language legal information aims to improve individuals’ access to the legal system.
openaire   +3 more sources