Author : John Henry Dingfelder Stone
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 331975355X
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)
Book Synopsis Court Interpreters and Fair Trials by : John Henry Dingfelder Stone
Download or read book Court Interpreters and Fair Trials written by John Henry Dingfelder Stone and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Globalization has increased the number of individuals in criminal proceedings who are unable to understand the language of the courtroom, and as a result the number of court interpreters has also increased. But unsupervised interpreters can severely undermine the fairness of a criminal proceeding. In this innovative and methodological new study, Dingfelder Stone comprehensively examines the multitudes of mistakes made by interpreters, and explores the resultant legal and practical implications. Whilst scholars of interpreting studies have researched the prevalence of interpreter error for decades, the effect of these mistakes on criminal proceedings has largely gone unanalyzed by legal scholars. Drawing upon both interpreting studies research and legal scholarship alike, this engaging and timely study analyzes the impact of court interpreters on the right to a fair trial under international law, which forms the minimum baseline standard for national systems.