TY  - BOOK
AU  - Anabel Borja Albi
AU  - Fernando Prieto Ramos
PY  - 2013
CY  - Oxford, United Kingdom
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 1664-249X
SN  - 9783035304336
TI  - Legal Translation in Context
T2  - Professional Issues and Prospects
DO  - 10.3726/978-3-0353-0433-6
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1052074
N2  - What does it take to be a legal translator? What is expected of legal translation professionals in the public and private sectors? Following recent developments in the field, there is a need to take stock of professional settings, skills and related training needs. This volume offers a systematic overview of the diverse professional profiles within legal translation and the wide range of communicative situations in which legal translators play their roles as mediators. Contexts of professional practice have been classified into three main categories, which give shape to the three parts of the book: (1) legal translation in the private sector; (2) legal translation for national public institutions; and (3) legal translation at international organizations. Practical concerns within each of these settings are analysed by experts of diverse backgrounds, including several heads of institutional translation teams. Commonalities and differences between contexts are identified as a means of gaining a comprehensive understanding of this multifaceted and dynamically changing profession.
KW  - private sector, public institutions, international organizations
LA  - English
ER  -