What happens when two legal cultures collide in the courtroom, at the asylum interview, or in a civil trial?
And what is at stake when artificial intelligence comes between them, capable of producing persuasive legal language without possessing the knowledge and cultural assumptions that shape it?
This book approaches translation and interpreting in the justice system as vital mechanisms for intercultural communication and the management of specialised knowledge. At its heart is the concept of effective linguistic participation: access to justice is not ensured by mechanically transferring words from one language to another, but by ensuring that defendants genuinely understand the charges against them, that the deciding authority understands asylum seekers’ accounts, and that parties understand their rights and obligations—as well as by ensuring that the state can provide the conditions necessary for communication.
Drawing on a theoretical framework that brings together translation studies, intercultural communication and law, the book offers tools for assessing translation and interpreting in the justice system, examines the conditions required for high-quality language mediation, and highlights the limitations of machine translation and interpreting in the legal field.
At a time when artificially generated language often creates the illusion of communication, this book reminds us that translation and interpreting are fundamental to participation and due process.
Manufacturer
- Author
- Stefanos Vlachopoulos
- Publisher
- Nomiki Vivliothiki
- Type
- Telecommunications
- Language
- Greek
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 272
- Release Date
- 07/10/2026
- Publication Date
- 2026
- Dimensions
- -
- ISBN-13
- 9786180809909
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