The recommendations presented in this chapter constitute one of the major outcomes of the AVIDICUS Project, which set out to assess the viability of video-mediated interpreting in the criminal justice system. The project has provided an initial assessment of interpreting in two relevant videoconference settings: a) in criminal proceedings which involve a VC, e.g. the hearing of a remote witness...

Producers of legal software most frequently offer legal texts explorers with no possibilities of interpreting legal acts. Therefore, one of the aims of this work is to create and research a tool which could help actively to avoid the user’s necessity to interpret the legal text. Another aim of the work is selection of a suitable legal base, and analysis of possibilities of realization of expert...

This essay opens the Special Issue of International Journal for Semiotics Law entitled “Legal Languages and Legal Communication” devoted to issues in translating, interpreting teaching legal languages communication. volume comprises twelve articles which might be grouped into three categories problems i.e. culture translation interpretation, discourse and/in communication The first section refe...

One of the major aims of the AVIDICUS project was to assess the viability and reliability of video-mediated interpreting in criminal proceedings from an interpreting perspective. There are already many instances of video-mediated interpreting in criminal proceedings (and other legal proceedings), and given the new European Directive on the rights to interpretation and translation in criminal pr...

Maintaining regulatory compliance is an increasing concern. Legal Knowledge Management systems could support the work of compliance managers. However, there are challenges to overcome, of interpreting legal knowledge and mapping it onto business processes. In this discussion paper we determine requirements for Legal Knowledge Management systems that can handle these challenges. We argue that an...