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A quick survey
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April 2012: 828 (19,6% of 4218 Cat.IV
police interviews)
May: 882 (18,5% of 4778 interviews)
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Article 2.8.
Interpretation provided under this
Article shall be of a quality sufficient
to safeguard the fairness of the
proceedings
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Article 3.9.
Translation provided under this Article
shall be of a quality sufficient to
safeguard the fairness of the
proceedings…
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Article 5 Quality of the interpretation and translation
1. Member States shall take concrete measures to ensure
that the interpretation and translation provided meets the
quality required under Article 2(8) and Article 3(9).
2. In order to promote the adequacy of interpretation
and translation and efficient access thereto, Member
States shall endeavour to establish a register or
registers of independent translators and interpreters
who are appropriately qualified…
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COUNCIL OF
THE EUROPEAN UNION
Brussels, 15 July 2009
12116/09
DROIPEN 66
COPEN 139
NOTE
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from :
Presidency
to :
Delegations
Subject :
Proposal for a Resolution of the Council and of the
Governments of the
Member States meeting within the Council fostering the
implementation by Member States of the right to
interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings
(6) Member States should organise appropriate training
structures for interpreters and translators. The training
should include, for example, language skills as well as
training in criminal law and criminal procedure, police,
court and prison practice.
(7) This training should be provided before
registration/accreditation of interpreters and translators.
Member States should have a system of continuous
professional development to allow interpreters and
translators to keep their skills up to date.
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(10) Member States should ensure that there is a system
of registration for accredited/certified interpreters and
translators.
(15) Member States should ensure that only
accredited/certified interpreters and translators carry
out interpretations and translations
(20) Member States should ensure that there is a Code of
Conduct for interpreters and translators, as well as
Guidelines for Good Practice.
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Recommendation II: Training:
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Member States should provide appropriate training both
for new and already practising legal interpreters and
translators:
Such training should lead to a nationally recognized
professional certification and be accredited by a
recognized authority
Efforts should be made to develop equivalent training
throughout the EU to ensure mutual trust and
cooperation.
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Recommendation III:
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The Professional Code of Conduct and the Guidelines to Good
Practice should be an integral part of the training
Recommendation IV:
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A national register of qualified legal interpreters should be kept, and
the use of only registered legal interpreters made mandatory
The national registers should aim for EU consistency, thus allowing
mutual access.
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CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS on the Key
Indicators investigated in the EU
• procedural safeguards
• regulation of the legal interpreting (and
translation) profession
• quality assurance
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Competencies:
Languages proficiency
Knowledge of the legal system(s)
Knowledge of the relevant countries and cultures
Interpreting/Translation skills
Professional Code of Conduct and Guidelines to Good
Practice
Interpersonal skills and attitudes
Professional skills
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Module 1: Introduction to LIT, state of the art in the EU and the national
practice...
Module 2: Resources and information...
Module 3: Language issues: legal language, terminology, the range of
registers most commonly used in the legal contexts, genre-studies …
Module 4: Knowledge of the legal system: structures, procedures,
processes and personnel; knowledge of the relevant aspects of criminal and
civil law, the main settings, augmented by observation visits.
Module 5: Translation/Interpreting skills and strategies…
Module 6: Professional Code of Conduct and Guidelines to Good Practice
Module 7: Integrated translation/interpreting practical skills through case
studies, document translation, role plays, mock courts, assignments, etc.
Module 8: Professional issues: awareness of the national professional
association(s), working arrangements, how to accept and prepare for
assignments, potential health and safety issues, time, diary and financial
management, the need for continuous professional development, etc.
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Aequitas: Access
to Justice across
Language and
Culture in the EU
(Grotius project
98/GR/131)
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Chapter Two: Linguistic standards for LITs at
Diploma or First Degree/BA level and at MA level
Chapter Three: Selection of Students for Training
Chapter Four: Training
Chapter Five: Continuing Professional Development
Chapter Seven: Code of Ethics and Guidelines to
Good Practice
Chapter Eight: Professional Working Arrangements
Chapter Nine: Interdisciplinary Conventions with
the Legal Services
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Academic
1. BA Fachdolmetschen Hochschule
Magdeburg-Stendal
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Academic
2. MA in Public Service Interpreting
University of Surrey
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Academic
3. Postgraduate:
Máster Universitario en Comunicación Intercultural,
Interpretación y Traducción en los Servicios Públicos
Master Universitario en Traduccion Juridico-Financiera
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Academic: Potential advantages of
Selection of students
Staff expertise
Thoroughness over time
Thorough grounding in supporting and related subjects
Certification and accreditation
Infrastructure
…/…
Potential disadvantages
Trainers’ lack of professional experience
Limited range of languages
Selection of students on official qualifications
Curriculum bureaucracy
Lack of specific LIT competences in a broader curriculum
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Certification training (in academic institutes)
TÖI Tolk- och översätterinstitutet Stockholm
University
Hamburg
Lessius
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Selection of students on the basis of National+ foreign
language(s) proficiency and on aptitude and motivation
interview
Involvement of stakeholder trainers (court, bar, police)
Language-independent, ‘in tandem’ and/or languagespecific
Certification after valid and reliable testing
Accreditation (by authorities or stakeholders) via Register
Potential low cost
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Training offered by professional associations
Professional associations, often in conjunction with
academic training institutes and legal professionals,
are pre-eminently qualified to offer (Continuous
Professional Development) training.
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If the judicial authorities in the Member States and the (L)IT
institutes work together, one can
“ensure that the interpretation and translation provided
meets the quality required under Article 2(8) and Article
3(9)”
and that one can establish
“a register or registers of independent translators and
interpreters who are appropriately qualified “
(Article 5 Quality of the interpretation and translation)
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Thank you for your attention
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