Legal Interpreting and Questioning Techniques Explained [Paperback]

This book also addresses the increasing use of technology and hybrid forms of translation and interpreting in the legal system, and shows different ways in which interpreters co-construct information.

Contents

 

List of figures

Acknowledgements

List of abbreviations

 

Introduction

1 Questioning and interpreting as special forms of communication

2 Institutional safeguards of rights

3 Interpreting as part of communication in legal settings and at public authorities

4 Psychology of (interpreted) communication

5 Questioning and interpreting techniques

6. Cultures of communication and interpreting with a focus on evidence gathering

7 Hybridity of communication as a challenge for interpersonal communication

Conclusion: Questioning and interpreting as two sides of the same communication coin

 

Glossary

Language and law are closely linked, and language is fundamental to the application of the law. Legal, criminalistic, translational and psychological aspects of communication come together in interpreted questioning (hearings, interrogations, interviews) and must be taken into account, especially since the way in which the questioning outcomes are evaluated can have far-reaching legal consequences. Building on empirical studies and practice, this accessible text provides a transdisciplinary examination of questioning methods and strategies. The institutional framework conditions of a questioning situation are examined in the context of transdisciplinary cooperation.

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