The law of bilingual interpretation
By: Michel Bastarache ... [et al.].
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: LexisNexis Canada
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Markham, Ont
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780433458456
Subjects: Law; Language; Translating
Description: "Canadian lawyers, legal academics and particularly judges face a constant challenge when interpreting bilingual federal or, in some cases, provincial legislation. While statutes are drafted in a manner that aspires to have both versions mirror one another, in practice, dual versions are often open for different interpretations, a situation that can prove extremely problematic."--pub. desc.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Introduction; title: Chapter 2: The Fundamental Rules of Interpretation Applicable to Bilingual Statutes in Canada; title: Part I - The Equal Authenticity Rule; title: Part II - The Shared Meaning Rule; title: Chapter 3: Special Applications of Canadian Law of Bilingual Interpretation; title: Part I - Bilingual Constitutional Interpretation; title: Part II - Bilingualism and Judgments; title: Part III - Bilingual Regulatory Instruments; title: Part IV; title: Bijuralism in Federal Legislation and Harmonization; title: Part V - Aboriginal Languages as Official Languages and the Prospect of Multilingual Legislation; title: Chapter 4: The Interpretation of Multilingual International Law Norms; title: Part I - The Importance of International Norms; title: Part II - The International Context; title: Part III - The interpretation of multilingual treaties in international law; title: Part IV - Other multilingual international law sources.