Translating Law

"Law has a vital part to play in reinforcing communication between nations and peoples. Building the international rule of law is a mighty challenge for the 21st century. We cannot achieve this goal by simply talking away to ourselves, confined within in our own legal jurisdictions and linguistic groups. We must cross the barriers of language. For this we need expert translators of language. And, as Dr Cao points out, we must also be ready to cross the barriers erected by history, culture and institutions. We must hope that when the bridges of understanding are built, there will yet be sufficient commonality to bind humanity together. Law has a part to play in the achievement of this goal. That is why this book addresses a problem of great importance for the future of law and life on this planet." from the Foreword THE HON JUSTICE MICHAEL KIRBY AC CMG

* Justice of the High Court of Australia *

The book has been written in an accessible style, despite the complex nature of the subject of legal translation that it deals with. Though its targeted readers are "general translators to be trained to become legal translators, and lawyers or people with legal training intending to become legal translators" (p.4), it is also recommeded for use in the teaching of legal translation.

-- Judy Kong Wai Ping, Department of Chinese & Bilingual Studies, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Babel Vol.