Issues of Translating Legal Discourse إشكالية ترجمة الخطاب القانوني

Abstract

Translation has gained a pivotal role in that it is one of the most effective communication tools in various aspects of life. It is a mediator that transmits languages, human cultures, and civilizations to meet the needs of society and individuals. Legal translation has deep roots in history and it has preserved the human heritage, whether legal or otherwise. Without the translation of the Convention, legalists would not have been able to see its content, nor would historians determine its age. This paper tackles the issue posed by the legal discourse in legal translation. It can be said that the discourse is one of its most difficult and complex components because it is one of the languages of specialization that is characterized by multi-meaning terms that are difficult to comprehend by the non-specialist translator. Knowing the problematic of the legal discourse, as well as realizing the specificity of the legal translation, allows the translator not to overlook some essential points during the translation process because he must produce an equivalent text from the legal and translation sides.