Bibliograph

Translating evidence and interpreting testimony at a war crimes tribunal, working in a tug-of-war, Ellen Elias-Bursac

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Label

Translating evidence and interpreting testimony at a war crimes tribunal, working in a tug-of-war, Ellen Elias-Bursac

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Translating evidence and interpreting testimony at a war crimes tribunal

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ellen Elias-Bursac

Series statement

Palgrave studies in languages at war

Sub title

working in a tug-of-war

Summary

"How can defendants be tried if they cannot understand the charges being raised against them? Can a witness testify if the judges and attorneys cannot understand what the witness is saying? Can a judge decide whether to convict or acquit if she or he cannot read the documentary evidence? The very viability of international criminal prosecution and adjudication hinges on the massive amounts of translation and interpreting that are required in order to run these lengthy, complex trials, and the procedures for handling the demands facing language services. This book explores the dynamic courtroom interactions in the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in which witnesses testify--through an interpreter--about translations, attorneys argue--through an interpreter--about translations and the interpreting, and judges adjudicate on the interpreted testimony and translated evidence"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- PART I: THE TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS. 1. The Practitioners -- 2. The Practice -- 3. Practicalities -- PART II: THE COURTROOM. 4. The Witnesses -- 5. The Office of the Prosecutor -- 6. The Defence -- 7. Chambers and the ICTY Legacy -- 8. Conclusion

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