Videoconference and Remote Interpreting in Criminal Proceedings

Judith L. Taylor (ed.)

ISBN 10: 178068097X / ISBN 13: 9781780680972

Published by Intersentia, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Videoconference and Remote Interpreting in Criminal Proceedings
• Publisher: Intersentia
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 178068097X
• ISBN 13: 9781780680972
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

In response to increasing mobility and migration in Europe, the European Directive 2010/64/EU - on strengthening the rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings - has highlighted the importance of quality in legal translation and interpreting. At the same time, the economic situation is putting pressure on public services and translation/interpreting service providers alike, jeopardizing quality standards and fair access to justice. With regard to interpreting, the use of videoconference technology is now being widely considered as a potential solution for gaining cost-effective and timely access to qualified legal interpreters. However, this gives rise to many questions, including: how technological mediation through videoconferencing affects the quality of interpreting; how this is related to the actual videoconference setting and the distribution of participants; and, ultimately, whether the different forms of video-mediated interpreting are sufficiently reliable for legal communication. It is against this backdrop that the AVIDICUS Project (2008-11), co-funded by the European Commission's Directorate-General Justice, set out to research the quality and viability of video-mediated interpreting in criminal proceedings. This book, which is based on the final AVIDICUS Symposium in 2011, presents a cross-section of the findings from AVIDICUS and complementary research initiatives, as well as recommendations for judicial services, legal practitioners, police officers, and legal interpreters.