Translating Legal Texts into Easy Language

Authors

  • Christiane Maaß University of Hildesheim
  • Isabel Rink University of Hildesheim

Abstract

Legal communication entails experts communicating with lay persons, some of which may have special needs or even a communication disability. In our contribution, we will discuss the results of a pilot project for accessible legal information and interaction texts. The project was carried out as a cooperation between the Research Centre for Easy Language with the Ministry of Justice of Lower Saxony (Germany) and has led to highly relevant insights into the possibilities of legal translation in the framework of communicative accessibility.

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Published

2021-02-23

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021): Special issue on "Communicating the law and public information to vulnerable audiences"

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