An Introduction to Legal Translation

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An introduction to Legal Translation

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The Kadesh Treaty


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Activity (1)Activity (1)First Party shall pay the brokerage' feesFirst Party shall pay the brokerage' fees

not less than three monthsnot less than three months

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Activity (2)Activity (2)The Court will be decided the limitationThe Court will be decided the limitation

challenge after next hearing.challenge after next hearing.

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Activity (3)Activity (3)The evidence at trial established thatThe evidence at trial established that

Claimant had actual authority toClaimant had actual authority tocontract on behalf of the Defendantcontract on behalf of the Defendant

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Activity (4)Activity (4)Arbitration award discharged theArbitration award discharged the

innocent Company to conduct theseinnocent Company to conduct thesetransactions with the other party.transactions with the other party.

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Activity (5)Activity (5)

A tribunal is established by theA tribunal is established by the

present statute as the first instancepresent statute as the first instanceof the twoof the two--tier formal system oftier formal system of

administration of justice, to beadministration of justice, to beknown as the United Nationsknown as the United Nations

Dispute TribunalDispute Tribunal


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: prison

distress, seize

staying

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))temporary protectiontemporary protection.(.(33--


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Activity (6)Activity (6)

" Civil personality is extinguished by" Civil personality is extinguished by

death. The effect of death upon thedeath. The effect of death upon therights and obligations of the deceasedrights and obligations of the deceased

is determined by law, by contract andis determined by law, by contract and

by will"by will"


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-- ))Nature PersonalityNature Personality((-- ))juridical personalityjuridical personality((

Civil Personality


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Injunctive reliefInjunctive relief

SurvivalSurvival

hereinafterhereinafter


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--TenantTenant..--subsub--let or commission or anylet or commission or any

other type of businessother type of business

-- LandlordLandlord


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Tenant is not allowed to have, subTenant is not allowed to have, sub--letlet

or assignment or any other type ofor assignment or any other type ofbusiness within the Leased other thanbusiness within the Leased other than

what is expressly allowed heretowhat is expressly allowed hereto

unless approved in writing fromunless approved in writing from

Landlord, in advanced.Landlord, in advanced.


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translating domestic statutes and international treatiestranslating domestic statutes and international treaties22-- ..

translating private legal documentstranslating private legal documents

33-- .. (( ((translating case lawtranslating case law

44-- ..translating non enforceable law, e.g. legal scholarly workstranslating non enforceable law, e.g. legal scholarly works..


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TRANSLATING DOMESTIC STATUTES AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIESTRANSLATING DOMESTIC STATUTES AND INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

Basic ConceptionsBasic Conceptions

Public LawPublic Law Private LawPrivate Law

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Capital punishmentCapital punishmentprisonprisonjail or imprisonmentjail or imprisonmentfinefine Prison and JailPrison and Jail

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))JailJail(( ..


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))(( :: nullity or invaliditynullity or invalidity

revocationrevocationcompensation or indemnitycompensation or indemnity

Compensation and indemnityCompensation and indemnityCompensationCompensation

indemnityindemnity .. )) ..((DisciplinaryDisciplinary


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Meaning and Spelling of WordsMeaning and Spelling of Words

::::OrOrandandAndAnda husband and fathera husband and father ..

a husband and a fathera husband and a father ..

A father and a husband shall file a statementA father and a husband shall file a statement

A minister of education and a minister of health shall sign theA minister of education and a minister of health shall sign the AgreementAgreement

A minister of education, and a Minister of health shall sign theA minister of education, and a Minister of health shall sign theAgreementAgreement

A minister of education or a Minister of health shall sign theA minister of education or a Minister of health shall sign the AgreementAgreement....


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Civil LawCivil Law 11-- " :" :Statutes LawStatutes Law"" "" ""Family LawFamily Law

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-- ""Real RightReal Right."." -- ""Personal RightPersonal Right""


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OrdinanceOrdinance

ActAct

StatueStatue

CodeCodeDecreeDecree

OrderOrder


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Activity 8Activity 8

Which Law deals with the following matters.Which Law deals with the following matters.(1(1Ignorance of the law does not afford any excuse forIgnorance of the law does not afford any excuse for

an act or omission which would otherwise constitutean act or omission which would otherwise constitutean offence, unless knowledge of the law by thean offence, unless knowledge of the law by the

offender is expressly declared to be an element of theoffender is expressly declared to be an element of theoffenceoffence..

2) Ships of any nationality are forbidden to discharge oil2) Ships of any nationality are forbidden to discharge oil

or oily mixtures in the territorial sea or the exclusiveor oily mixtures in the territorial sea or the exclusiveeconomic zone of the Arab Republic of Egypt.economic zone of the Arab Republic of Egypt.

3) An agreement by which the professional activities of3) An agreement by which the professional activities of

a commercial agent are restricted after thea commercial agent are restricted after thecancellation of the commercial agency contractcancellation of the commercial agency contract(restrictions on competition) shall be entered into in(restrictions on competition) shall be entered into inwriting.writing.


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4) The wages, less lawful deductions, earned by but not yet paid4) The wages, less lawful deductions, earned by but not yet paidto an employee whose contract of service terminates into an employee whose contract of service terminates inaccordance with section 11(1) or of section 12 shall be paid toaccordance with section 11(1) or of section 12 shall be paid tosuch employee not later than the day on which such contract ofsuch employee not later than the day on which such contract ofservice so terminates.service so terminates.

5) Civil servants are promoted to the immediately following5) Civil servants are promoted to the immediately followinguniform rank, if they have completed the required time ofuniform rank, if they have completed the required time ofservice at their current rank and if they have theservice at their current rank and if they have thematerial qualifications according to the information in theirmaterial qualifications according to the information in theirpersonal recordspersonal records..

In particular in regard with the promotion to rank A, a civil seIn particular in regard with the promotion to rank A, a civil servantrvant

must undisputedlymust undisputedlyhave the material qualifications required according to thehave the material qualifications required according to theinformation in his personalinformation in his personal

record.record.

6) A lawsuit arising from air transport shall be under the6) A lawsuit arising from air transport shall be under thejurisdiction of the people's court in the place where thejurisdiction of the people's court in the place where thetransport began, where it ended or where the contract wastransport began, where it ended or where the contract wassigned.signed.


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Commercial contractsCommercial contracts

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Legal Forms of Commercial CompaniesLegal Forms of Commercial Companies

-- General Partnership:General Partnership: ::

11-- made and entered into thismade and entered into this 22-- Partners' namePartners' name33-- Company's addressCompany's address44-- principal office of businessprincipal office of business55-- Company's objectCompany's object66-- CapitalCapital77-- Company's termCompany's term88-- ManagementManagement 99-- Fiscal yearFiscal year

1010-- Profits and LossesProfits and Losses1111-- Withdrawal and assignment of sharesWithdrawal and assignment of shares1212-- DissolutionDissolution1313-- WindingWinding--up and liquidationup and liquidation


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--Limited PartnershipLimited Partnership--Particular PartnershipParticular Partnership

Joint stock companyJoint stock company Limited liabilityLimited liability companycompany


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Administrative contractsAdministrative contracts

::11-- Contract of public worksContract of public works22-- Supply contractsSupply contracts--33 Concession AgreementConcession Agreement


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abide byabide by comply withcomply with adhere toadhere to

The licensee shall abide by the following


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--declare , acknowledge , representdeclare , acknowledge , represent

--acceptaccept--agreeagree

:: The Company shall agree toThe Company shall agree to

::The Company agrees toThe Company agrees to


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MustMustThe employee must apply in writing toThe employee must apply in writing tohis/her supervisor for leave without payhis/her supervisor for leave without pay


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willwill ..

maymayIf a labor certification is denied, the employerIf a labor certification is denied, the employermay make a request for reconsideration, inmay make a request for reconsideration, in

writing and within 30 days of the date of thewriting and within 30 days of the date of the

determination, to the Certifying Officer whodetermination, to the Certifying Officer whomade the determination.made the determination.


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Agent shall devote its best efforts toAgent shall devote its best efforts to

marketing the Products and servicingmarketing the Products and servicingaccounts which carry the Products inaccounts which carry the Products in

the Territory.the Territory.

The Investor is a duly formed company/consortium existingThe Investor is a duly formed company/consortium existing


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The Investor is a duly formed company/consortium existingThe Investor is a duly formed company/consortium existingunder the laws of [under the laws of []. It has full capacity to enter into the]. It has full capacity to enter into the

Subscription Agreement, carry out obligations derived fromSubscription Agreement, carry out obligations derived fromit or take advantages of rights laid down in it.it or take advantages of rights laid down in it.

The Investor represents that signing the Subscription AgreementThe Investor represents that signing the Subscription Agreementas well as carrying out undertakings outlined herein:as well as carrying out undertakings outlined herein:

Does not contravene any Law, rule or regulation in force andDoes not contravene any Law, rule or regulation in force anddo not conflict with any court decision;do not conflict with any court decision;

Is duly authorized by the InvestorIs duly authorized by the Investors competent corporates competent corporatebodies and that neither other formal requirement nor priorbodies and that neither other formal requirement nor prior

authorization are requisite for entering into and/or carryingauthorization are requisite for entering into and/or carryingout undertakings hereof.out undertakings hereof. TheThe InvestorInvestor isis dulyduly boundbound bybytermsterms of theof the SubscriptionSubscription Agreement.; andAgreement.; and

Complies with licensing and authorization requirements toComplies with licensing and authorization requirements to

which the Investor is subject including notice to competentwhich the Investor is subject including notice to competentauthorities, namely those pertaining to shareholding.authorities, namely those pertaining to shareholding.


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Although protection wouldAlthough protection would latolatosensusensu

be all encompassing,be all encompassing, strictostricto

sensusensu

,,with a rightswith a rights--based approach, therebased approach, therewould be a certain specificity to rightswould be a certain specificity to rights

ensuing there from that would have toensuing there from that would have tobe elaborated. The difference betweenbe elaborated. The difference betweenprotectionprotection latulatusensusensu and protectionand protectionstrictostrictosensusensu

was hermeneutical, withwas hermeneutical, withthe latter focusing on the rightsthe latter focusing on the rightsinvolvedinvolved


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Any person who willfully obstructs orAny person who willfully obstructs or

resists any person lawfully chargedresists any person lawfully chargedwith the execution of an order orwith the execution of an order or

warrant of any court of justice is guiltywarrant of any court of justice is guilty

of a misdemeanor, and is liable toof a misdemeanor, and is liable toimprisonment not exceeded for 3 yearsimprisonment not exceeded for 3 years


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For the purpose of determining MembersFor the purpose of determining Members

entitled to notice of, or to vote at any meetingentitled to notice of, or to vote at any meetingof Members or any adjournment thereof, orof Members or any adjournment thereof, orMembers entitled to receive payment of anyMembers entitled to receive payment of anyDividend, or in order to make a determinationDividend, or in order to make a determinationof Members for any other purpose, theof Members for any other purpose, theDirectors may provide that the register ofDirectors may provide that the register ofMembers shall be closed for transfers for aMembers shall be closed for transfers for a

stated period which shall not in any casestated period which shall not in any caseexceed forty days. If the register of Membersexceed forty days. If the register of Membersshall be closed for the purpose ofshall be closed for the purpose of

determining Members entitled to notice of, ordetermining Members entitled to notice of, orto vote at, a meeting of Members the registerto vote at, a meeting of Members the registerof Member shall be closed for at least tenof Member shall be closed for at least tendays immediately preceding the meetingdays immediately preceding the meeting

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