Conference: Law and Language: Legislative Drafting and Translation
Date: Friday 27 June, 11:00 – 17:00
Web Page: http://events.sas.ac.uk/events/view/16220
Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
This conference will consider the following aspects of legislative drafting and translation:
· Multilingual Legal Systems: Challenges and benefits for legal systems which operate in more than one language.
· Translation and EU Texts: The EU institutions function in 24 languages but to some extent English serves as a lingua franca. Is EU English a separate variety of English?
· Legal Translation and Language: Linguistic and textual features of special-purpose texts and their function in specialized translation.
Speakers include:
William Robinson, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies;
Ingemar Strandvik, European Commission Translation Directorate-General;
Manuela Guggeis, Legal Service of the Council of the European Union;
Professor Maurizio Gotti, University of Bergamo;
Professor Silvia Ferreri, University of Turin;
Andrè Michelle Labelle, International Court of Justice; and Canada;
Dr Giulia Adriana Pennisi, University of Palermo and Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies;
William Robinson, Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies;
Ingemar Strandvik, European Commission Translation Directorate-General;
Professor Thomas Glyn Watkin, University of Cardiff Law School;
Professor Helen Xanthaki, Academic Director, Sir William Dale Centre, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies;
REGISTRATION: To book your place and pay the registration fee using the online payments system, please go to the conference web page http://events.sas.ac.uk/events/view/16220
Registration Fees: £75.00; Students: £45.00.
More info:
Belinda Crothers
Academic Programmes Manager
Institute of Advanced Legal Studies
School of Advanced Study, University of London
17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Tel: 020 7862 5841. Fax: 020 7862 5850
Email: Belinda.Crothers@sas.ac.uk
Web: www.ials.sas.ac.uk