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Lecture 3 Translation of Academic Writings 法学学术类文本翻译 Categorization of Legal Documents 1. Academic writings 法学学术类文本 法学论文、评论、报道等 2. legislative documents 立法类文本 法典、法律、法规、条例等 3. legal forms 法律文书类文本 案情摘要、答辩状、判决书、契约、合同等 by Sarcevic (1997:11) Academic Legal Writings Scope: introductions, descriptions, interpretations, examinations, etc. of law. Linguistic features: comparatively simple and conventional, less professional vocabulary and less complex sentence structures than those of other types of legal documents. Keys to translation: Basic knowledge of legal systems, possession of a legal vocabulary, deft use of translation techniques, access to various sources of references (e.g. dictionaries, the Internet) e.g. Due Process Due process --- the idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair. The Constitution guarantees that the government cannot take away a person’s basic rights to “life, liberty or property, without due process of law”. 正当程序——指法律和法律程序必须公平、公正。宪法规定，“非经正当法律程序”，政府不得剥夺公民的基本权利，如“生命、自由和财产”。 For example, when a case is brought in Federal court, decisions of the Supreme Court are obviously the most binding on a particular issue, followed by decisions of the circuit court to which an appeal from a district court likes and finally, prior decisions of the district court itself. 例如，当一个案件被起诉到联邦法院时，最高法院对某一特定争议的裁决无疑是最有约束力的，其次是巡回法院审理地区法院上诉案件时作出的裁决，最后才是地区法院自己先前做出的裁决。 最高人民法院设于首都北京。它是国家的最高审判机关，依法行使国家最高审判权，同时它负责监督地方各级人民法院和专门人民法院的工作。最高人民法院由院长一人，副院长、审判长和审判员若干人组成。最高人民法院行使下列职权…… The Supreme People’s Court is located in Beijing, the capital city of China. It is the highest judicial organ and exercises the highest judicial power. At the same time, it supervises local courts and special courts at lower levels. The Supreme People’s Court is presided over by one president and a number of vice presidents, chief justices and justices. The Supreme People’s Court exercises the following powers… Exercises: 1. copyright Copyright is intended to promote creativity by protecting or