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LEGAL TRANSLATION: main challenges Luciana Carvalho Inglês Jurídico Instrumental  ESMP 2009
Main challenges ,[object Object],[object Object]
Translating between different legal systems Challenge 1
Translation Process ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Legal Systems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Diversity of Legal Systems ,[object Object],[object Object]
Comparing the Legal Systems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Comparative Study ,[object Object],[object Object]
Be careful! ,[object Object],[object Object]
Major Difficulty ,[object Object],[object Object]
Deceptive Cognates ,[object Object],[object Object]
Example of Deceptive Cognates ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
One of the reasons why deceptive cognates are so common ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Language of the law is different from everyday speech Challenge 2
Legalese ,[object Object],[object Object]
Reasons why legalese is so different from plain language according to  Mellinkoff ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
David Mellinkoff  gives 9 reasons why legalese is so different from plain language : ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Legalese v Plain English ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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