Commission proposal would provide the right to interpretation during questioning and at trial.
Author: excom
Initiative for a Directive of the European Parliament and Council on the right to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings
EU Procedural Rights in Criminal Proceedings
A study by IRCP (Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy at Ghent University) and Maastricht University. The authors are Taru Spronken, Gert Vermeulen, Dorris de Vocht and Laurens Van Puyenbroeck.The research study was funded by the EU Commission, DG Freedom, Security and Justice. The report provides information on the right to information, the right to legal advice, the right to legal assistance and the right to interpretation and translation.
The report is available on the website
Sign Language Interpreting in Europe
A first comprehensive guide to sign-language interpreting in Europe. This publication gives an overview of the organizations, training programs, and work situations of sign-langauge interpreters across 27 countries.
More information is available on
http://www.mayadewit.nl/european-study/
Hands-On Translation (HOT) seminars
The Institute of Arts and Human Sciences (ILCH) at the University of Minho and the undergraduate degree course Applied Foreign Languages (LEA) are pleased to announce an intensive training seminar, the third “Hands on Translation” seminar in March 2010. Click here for more information.
New membership info online
The admission criteria, the application procedure and fees schedule have been posted on the website. Click 'Join EULITA' for more information. The Executive Committee will soon contact associations and persons to join the European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association.
New ITIA bulletin online
The Irish Translators' and Interpreters' Association (ITIA) published a new bulletin in which they discuss the 2009 EULITA Conference. Click here to read the article in English.
Dutch Article: Onbegrepen Tolken
Dr. Nienke Doornbos published a Dutch article in TREMA 2010 about conference interpreting. She discusses 3 topics that may complicate interaction between jurists and interpreters. Click here to read the article in Dutch.
National Forensics Library launched
The Forensic Linguistics Institute is pleased to announce the launch of a free-of-charge facility for linguists, psychologists and others interested in researching forensic texts, the National Forensics Library.
We have placed over 700 forensic texts and documents online at http://www.thetext.co.uk
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