Juridische vertaling tussen kleinere talen evalueren: Kwaliteitscriteria voor juridische vertaling onderdeel van het onderzoeksproject TransIus

Abstract

The paper presents the research within the project TransIus — From conventions to norms in the legal discourse , a cooperation between Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica and Comenius University in Bratislava. The research aims a permanent improving of quality of legal text translations, combined with elimination of terminological disunity of legal language. Especially in combinations with smaller languages (in the case of this project Dutch & Slovak), the interpreters face unclear situations, caused by cultural differences, a low amount of speakers and discrepancies between both legal systems. Terminological research possibilities in such situation are very restricted. Thus, the TransIus project has also an interdisciplinary character, co-operation with experts-lawyers is one of the elementary pillars of the project team work. The article explains the main features and specifics of legal translation between these languages. It makes a choice from existing evaluation models of various authors as the most applicable for the researched situation of legal translation between languages of lesser diffusion. This model is demonstrated by means of an example of problematic translation of governmental terminology and possible problems of the further research are described.