Frances Olsen

Translation issues in language and law

Notes on Contributors Forensic Translation: Practical Issues and their Theoretical Underpinnings D.Stein PART I: LANGUAGE AND DIFFERENT LAW CULTURES Legal Cultures - Legal Languages U.Kischel Language as a Barrier to Comparative Law O.Brand Statutory Interpretation in the EU: The Augustinian Approach L.M.Solan Globalising Trends in Legal Discourse M.Gotti The Status and Position of Legal Translation: A Chapter in the Discursive Construction of Societies J.Lambert PART II: HANDLING LEGAL DISCOURSE IN THE MODERN WORLD Translation at the Court of Justice of The European Communities K.McAuliffe Drafting Or Translation - Production Of Multilingual Legal Texts A.Doczekalska Legal Translation in Canada. The Genius of Legal Language(S) L.Beaudoin PART III: CONCRETE PROBLEMS IN LEGAL TRANSLATION Pitfalls of English as a Contract Language V.Triebel Isomorphism And Anisomorphism in the Translation of Legal Texts E.Alcaraz-Varo Translation as a Dynamic Model in the Development of the Burundi Constitution(s) J-B.Bigirimana References Index

Civil Disobedience for Social Change: Constitutional Law as Facilitative or Distracting

Challenging the constitution, whether through civil disobedience or litigating a test case, provides ways of challenging the unjustness of law. This essay examines the role of constitutional law in progressive social change and critical pedagogy. It examines some of the advantages and disadvantages in bringing test cases and practising civil disobedience. It also considers what can be gained in legal education by teaching students to represent civilly disobedient clients.

Legal Responses to Gender Discrimination in Europe and the USA

This course is directed toward people interested in improving the role and status of women. It presents materials from the United States and Europe that deal with remedies for sex discrimination. The major focus of Parts II and III is employment discrimination.