TẬP BÀI GIẢNG BIEN - PHIEN DICH PHÁP LÍ 1 LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE1 Course Book Tập bài giảng Biên - phiên dịch pháp lí 1 được Hội đồng nghiệm thu giáo trình Trường Dai học Luật Hà Nội (thành lập theo Quyết định số 3154/QD-DHLHN ngày 18 tháng 10 năm 2016 của Hiệu trưởng Trường Đại học Luật Hà Nội) đồng ý thông qua ngày 28 tháng 10 năm 2016 và được Hiệu trưởng Trường Đại học Luật Hà Nội cho phép xuất bản theo Quyết định số 1190/QD-DHLHN ngày 10 tháng 3 năm 2018. Legal Translation and Interpreting Practice Course 1 was finalized by the Board of Approval of Hanoi Law University (under Decision No. 3154/QD-DHLHN dated October 18, 2016 of the Rector of Hanoi Law University) on October 28, 2016 and was allowed to publish by the Rector of Hanoi Law University under Decision No. 1190/QD-DHLHN dated March 10, 2018.
Book code: TPG/K - 21 - 18 247-2021/CXBIPH/01-20/TP TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC LUẬT HÀ NỘI HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY TẬP BÀI GIẢNG BIEN - PHIÊN DỊCH PHÁP LÍ 1 LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE1 Course Book NHA XUAT BAN TU PHAP HA NOI - 2021 CHIEF EDITOR NHAC THANH HUONG, L.A NGUYEN THU TRANG, M.A Unit 1: Common Law and Civil Law Dr. PHAN THI LAN HUONG Unit 2: Sources of Law NHAC THANH HUONG, L.A LA NGUYEN BINH MINH, L.A Unit 3: Constitutional Law NHAC THANH HUONG, L.A LA NGUYEN BINH MINH, L.A Unit 4: Criminal Law NHAC THANH HUONG, L.A NHAC THANH HUONG, L.A Unit 5: Company Law DAO THI TAM, L.A Unit 6: Contract Law NHAC THANH HUONG, L.A NGUYEN THI HUONG LAN, L.A Unit 7: Contract Law (Cont.) The Manuscript is edited by Assoc. Nguyen Thi Anh Van, from Hanoi Law University (According to the Manuscript Editing Contract No. 758/HD-NXBTP dated August 10, 2020) PREFACE This legal Translation and Interpreting Practice I course book is compiled for third-year Legal English students at Hanoi Law University.
The material aims to get students majoring in legal English familiar to knowledge and skills necessary for translating and interpreting work. The material contains 7 units, focusing on various legal issues, ranging from the comparisons between Common law and Civil law traditions; and sources of law, to different areas of law, namely constitutional law, criminal law, company law, and contract law. Each unit consists of two major parts: (1) Translation; and (2) Interpreting. Translating requires the accuracy in the use of word choices, grammar and standard form of texts.
The translation part, therefore, is divided into two sub-sections, namely English - Vietnamese Translation, Vietnamese - English Translation, covering from typical grammar point notes to designed exercises for students to practice two- way translation and expressions. In terms of types of tasks, the compilers of this part owe great thanks to the Course Book Interpreting and Translation by Dang Xuan Thu & Bui Tien Bao (1999), Hanoi: Education Publisher and Advanced Translation by Nguyen Thanh Van (2016), ULIS. Interpreting, on the one hand, does not require as high accuracy as translating. On the other hand, it does require the skills of listening, note-taking, memorizing as well as quick response to speech.
The design and the types of tasks in the Intepreting part are adapted from the Course Book Consecutive Interpreting by Nguyen Ngoc Ninh, ULIS, which provides learners with the knowledge of intergrated interpreting sub-skills theory, then practice activities with speech on specific fields of law delivered by the teacher for students to drill in interpreting skills. The texts for translation and the tapescripts for interpreting are to serve as the core material, which should advisably be updated by the trainers on a regular basis. Students are also expected to spend more time working individually or in teams before and after class to further develop translating and interpreting skills. Some sections, facts and figures are subject to changes and updates without prior notice.
Comments and criticism from the readers and colleagues about the inevitable shortcomings are welcome and appreciated so as to make this material really meet students’ need. Hanoi, May 2021 CO-AUTHORS LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE 1 UNIT 1: COMMON LAW AND CIVIL LAW In this unit, students will be able to acquire: Knowledge: - Vocabulary: terms related to common law and civil law traditions - Grammar: Use of relative pronouns - Legal background: Differences between common law and civil law traditions Skills: - Translation: Suitable translation using Relative pronouns in the target language - Interpreting: Overview ofInterpreting skill GRAMMAR NOTES: RELATIVE PRONOUNS In English, relative pronouns are often used to form a complex sentence, joining the sentences that have the same subjects, objects or possessives. In translation, it is very useful to use relative pronouns to refer to nouns previously mentioned, whether they are people, things, animals, places, times, reasons, or ideas. Relative pronouns can be used to join two sentences.
For example, e Acts or statutes that are enacted by the legislature are dominant sources of law in civil law systems. Forming relative clauses used relative pronouns Person Thing Place Time | Reason Subject who/that which/that COURSE BOOK 7 LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE 1 Object who/whom/that which/that where when | why Possessive Whose whose Usage - Relative pronouns are used to define or identify the noun that precedes them e There are certain features of all civil codes, which bind them together and set them apart from those who practice under different systems. - Non-defining relative clauses are used to give extra information about the person or thing. It is separated off by a comma.
Consider the following examples. Pay greater attention to the relative pronouns in bold. e In a civil law system, the main principles and rules are contained in codes and statutes, which are applied by the courts. e The common law system is based in large part on statutes, which the judges are supposed to apply and interpret in much the same way as the judges in a civil law system.
e The Prime Minister, who was elected in 2007, has been in powerfor three years. Rewrite the following sentences, using relative clauses. Public law is concerned with the regulations. These regulations govern processes in local and national government.
Criminal law deals with certain forms of conduct. The state reserves punishment for these forms of conducts. Substantive law is contrasted with procedural law. Procedural law defines the procedure.
A law is to be enforced by this procedure. 8 COURSE BOOK LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE 1 4. In a common law system, the decisions of courts are regarded as precedents. The lower courts will follow these precedents.
PART 1: TRANSLATION “7 SECTION 1. ENGLISH - VIETNAMESE TRANSLATION CIVIL LAW AND COMMON LAW TRADITIONS” Task 1. Based on the given context, find the Vietnamese equivalents for the words/phrases in bold. Pay attention to the relative pronouns.
English Vietnamese 1 | Civil law has its origin in Roman law, as codified in the Corpus Juris Civilis of Justinian. 2 | The main feature of civil law is that it is contained 1n civil codes, which are described as a "systematic, authoritative, and guiding statute of broad coverage, breathing the spirit of reform and marking a new start in the legal life of an entire nation". 3 | Most civil codes were adopted in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 4 | Civil law, which is largely classified and structured, contains a great number of general rules and principles.
COURSE BOOK 9 LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE 1 5 | In the civil law system, the court’s main tasks are to apply and interpret statutory provisions which are stipulated in a code, or a statute and related to the facts of the case brought into the court. 6 | The code regulates all cases that could occur in practice. 7 | When certain cases are not regulated by the code, the courts should apply some of the general principles to fill the gaps. 8 | There are certain features of all civil codes, which set them apart from those in different systems.
Read the following translations and choose the most suitable Vietnamese equivalent for the parts in bold. The most obvious distinction between civil law and common law systems is that a civil law system (1) is a codified system, whereas a common law system is based mainly on (2) case law, (3) not created by means of legislation. Sự khác biệt căn bản nhất giữa hệ thong Civil law va Common law do là: trong khi pháp luật cua hệ thong Civil law được hình thành qua (1) ¬——. eee eee , thì hệ thong Common law được hình thành chu yếm dựa trên (2).
¡ CHE ESD sa sạn tà adanua dgangga-anh-sú sa 1. việc tập hợp hệ thống 2. luật tình huống B. một hệ thống đồng nhất B.
án lệ 10 COURSE BOOK LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE 1 C. pháp dién hoá lập pháp C. luật vụ việc 3. không phải bằng hình thức lập pháp B.
không được tạo ra từ phương tiện pháp luật C. không phải bằng cách thức của việc xây dựng pháp luật B. The principle is that (1) earlier judicial decisions, usually of the higher courts, made in a similar case, (2) should be followed in the subsequent cases. In other words, precedents should be respected.
Theo nguyên tắc, (1). , thường là của tòa án cấp trên, (2). Cho các vụ Gn có tình tiết tương tự sau này. Nói cách khác, tiền lệ pháp phải được tôn trọng 1.
các quyết định sớm của tòa án 2. sẽ được làm theo B. các phán quyết đã tuyên của tòa án B. sẽ được áp dụng C.
các quyết định tư pháp C. sẽ được chấp hành C. The common law system is based in large part on (1) statutes, which the judges (2) are supposed to apply and interpret in much the same way as the judges in a civil law one. Hệ thống Common law phan lón cũng dựa trên (1).
, theo đó thẩm phán (2). áp dụng và giải thích pháp luật tương tự như các thẩm phán trong hệ thong Civil law. các quy chế được ban hành bởi cơ quan lập pháp B. có thể COURSE BOOK 11 LEGAL TRANSLATION AND INTERPRETING PRACTICE 1 Task 3.
Revise the following translations if necessary. Pay greater attention to the relative pronouns. In civil law systems, the main principles Trong các hệ thống Civil law, các and rules are contained in codes and nguyên tắc chính nằm trong các bộ luật statutes, which are applied by the courts. và luật, và được toà an thi hành.
Do do, Hence, codes and statutes prevail, while các bộ luật và luật có vai trò chủ đạo, case law constitutes only a secondary án lệ chỉ là nguôn luật thứ cấp. Ngược source of law. In contrast, in the common lai, trong các hệ thong Common law, law systems, the law has been dominantly pháp luật chính yếu được hình thành từ created by judicial decisions. các quyết định của toà an.
The civil law system is based on the Hệ thong Civil law dựa trên thuyết phân theory of separation of powers, in chia quyên lực và quy định vai trò của which the role of legislators is to các nhà làm luật là làm luật trong khi legislate, while the courts should apply tòa an chỉ nên thực thi pháp luật. Mat the law. On the other hand, in the khác, trong hệ thong Common law, toa common law system, the courts are an duoc giao cho nhiém vu sang tao ra given the main task in creating the law.