qualetra launch conference london metropolitan university london, 4 th april 2013 qualetra...

Qualetra Launch ConferenceLondon Metropolitan University

London, 4th April 2013

QUALETRAJUST/2011/JPEN/AG/2975

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With financial support from the Criminal Justice Programme of theEuropean Commission Directorate General Justice

This publication has been produced with the financial support of the Criminal Justice Support Programme of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken

to reflect the views of the European Commission.

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Introduction

The EU has registered significant figures on criminal proceedings involving a non-national (± 10%) and cost factors of translation

According to estimates made by DGJ in the Impact Assessment document of the Proposal for a Framework Decision on the right to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings, the need for legal translation will increase significantly

Total number of foreigners including citizens of other EU Member States and non-EU citizens, usually resident in the reporting country

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Introduction

Why?

Growing mobility of EU citizens and globalisationImplementation of Directive 2010/64/EU on the Right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings

> Consequences for the EU Member States

Legal practitioners Translators Training institutions


Rationale

Little initiative has been taken to tackle these problems on a large scale

Former and running EU projects mainly focus on legal interpreting

> Project on legal translation:

Focus on a systemic chain of quality assurance Assessment of the specific needs of the EU Member StatesCustomized and certified training materials (through ECQA)

> EU-wide accreditation


Background Information

Timeline 19 November 2012 – 18 November 2014

The project is aimed at raising the quality of legal translation and training in criminal proceedings

Development of Core curriculaAssessment procedures Training materials



FocusDevelopment of training materialsTranslation memoriesMultilingual term bases Accredited testsImplementation of training programmes

> Improve the training of legal translators and practitioners to interact efficiently with beneficiaries

policeprosecutorscourt staffjudgeslawyers professionals providing victim support



> Common minimum standards of procedural rights in criminal proceedings

> Protection of basic rights of suspected and accused persons

= Necessary for judicial decisions taken by EU Member States to be recognised by other Member States according to the principle of mutual recognition



Result Transparent, cost-effective criminal proceedings in the EU courts guaranteeing the rights of suspected and accused persons as stipulated in Directive 2010/64/EU


Project Activities

Workstream 1 Essential Documents

Objectives

Generic analysis of the essential document types listed in Directive 2010/64/EU with a view to defining indicators, templates, and

terminology to achieve quality in legal translation of such documents

Description of the work Corpus Building – State-of-the-Art

> Corpus of authentic (anonymized) documents which are mentioned in Article 3 of Directive 2010/64/EU:

Decisions depriving a person of his liberty

Charges brought against a person

Indictments charging a person of a crime

Judgments and decisions ending the criminal proceedings related to the criminal offence by the victim including at least a summary of the reasons for such a decision

Other possible documents essential to the victim's exercise of their rights in criminal proceedings in accordance with their needs and their role in those proceedings


No. Deliverable name/type (a) Format (b) Language (c) Target group (d) Month

1 Parallel and comparable multilingual corpus

Electronic (xml)

All partner languages

All stakeholders (mainly universities)

22

2 Multilingual templates of the essential documents

Electronic and printed


All stakeholders 22

3 List of quality parameters and indicators

Electronic EnglishFrench

All stakeholders (mainly translation services and MoJ)

22

4 Elaborated list of Essential documents

Electronic EnglishFrench


22

5 Multilingual legal termbase

Electronic: xml/SDL MultiTerm (TERMit)


All stakeholders (mainly legal actors, translation services and academics)

22

Deliverables

No. Deliverable name/type (a)

Format (b) Language (c) Target group (d) Month

6 Translation memory

Digital (xml/tmx)


All stakeholders (mainly translators and universities)

22

7 Publication on the findings and results

Digital and print

English All stakeholders 24

Deliverables

Workstream 2 The EU Arrest Warrant (EAW)

as a Special Case

Objectives

Generic analysis of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) with a view to defining indicators, templates, and terminology to achieve

quality in legal translation of these documents


Description of the work Workstream meetings

Corpus Building

Corpus of authentic (anonymized) EAWs in different languages

Corpus building with:

ECBA CCBEEULITAUniversities with a Law Faculty Universities with an integrated legal course for translators

= Basis of outputs and deliverables of this workstream

Disseminated for research purposes via the EULITA website


OutputsNo. Output (a) Explanation (b)

1 2 workstream meetings These meetings will launch the workstream, evaluate the current work and evaluate the final results of the workstream

The meetings will be attended by selected members of the Advisory Board to ensure the connection to the work field and the legal world

2 Insight in the genre-specific aspects of the EAW

These insights will be the basis for the deliverables of this workstream

DeliverablesNo. Deliverable name/type (a) Format (b) Language (c) Target group (d) Month

1 Parallel and comparable multilingual corpus

Electronic (xml)


All stakeholders (mainly universities)

22

2 List of quality parameters and indicators


EnglishFrench

All stakeholders 22

3 Translation memory Digital (xml/tmx)



22

4 Multilingual legal termbase

Digital: xml/SDL MultiTerm (TERMit)



22

Deliverables


5 Training course Digital and print


All stakeholders (mainly academics)

22

6 Publication on the findings and results

Digital and print

English All stakeholders

22

Workstream 3 Training

Objectives

Development of one or more core curricula and training materials for LTs

Development of one or more core curricula for language training of legal practitioners

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1 3 workstream meetings These meetings will launch the workstream, evaluate the current work and evaluate the final results of the workstream

2 Insight in legal training for translators and translation training for legal practitioners

These insights will be the basis for the deliverables of this workstream

3 Knowledge of existing training programmes for LTs in the EU

This knowledge will identify good practices and qualified teachers but also the shortcomings of the training options currently on offer in order to add to the quality of the deliverables

Outputs

No. Output (a) Explanation (b)

4 Insight in translation training for legal practitioners in the EU

These insights will provide the basis for the deliverables of this workstream

5 Accreditation of legal training programmes for translators

This accreditation will be the final outcome of the deliverables of this workstream


1 Survey : Please disseminate



Translator trainers Legal practitioners Professional associations

3/2013

2 Grid of competences for LTs


English Translator trainers Legal practitioners Professional associations

10/2013

3 Curriculum for LTs Electronic and printed


3/2014

4 Legal translation module for legal practitioners



6/2014

Deliverables


5 Harmonization Electronic and printed


9/2014

Workstream 4 Testing, Evaluation & Assessment

Objectives

Development of testing, evaluation and assessment procedures and materials for LTs related to the specific working conditions of legal

translation in criminal proceedings

Development of EU-wide recommendations and best practices for testing, evaluation and assessment procedures and materials


1 3 Project meetings with team members and members of the Advisory Board

These meetings will launch the workstream, evaluate the current work and the results of the workstream

2 Joint certification framework agreed between all stakeholders (ECQA, EMT Universities, EULITA)

The framework will be the basis of the deliverables

DeliverablesNo. Deliverable name/type (a) Format (b) Target group (d) Month

1 Survey on the testing, assessment and evaluation on the current legal translation practices in criminal proceedings in the EU (product, translator and service/process quality assurance)

Websites and manuals (updatable and online information on product, translator and service/process quality assurance)

EN Translator trainers Legal practitioners Professional associations

12/2013

DeliverablesNo. Deliverable name/type

(a) Format (b) Language (c) Target group (d) Month

2 Reliable and valid testing, assessment and evaluation materials and procedures

3 Tests developed in cooperation with ECQA, compatible with the ECQA course materials

English Universities, EMT, translator trainers, LTs, legal practitioners, Professional associations

9/2014

3 Curriculum for LTs Electronic and printed

English LTs, legal practitioners, Universities, EMT, Professional associations

9/2014

Workstream 5Conferences

Objectives

Offering a wide forum to discuss best practices and practical implementation of the project results

Dissemination of project results

Launch Conference

All partners receive an update of what is happening in Europe, and solicit early guidelines from all relevant stakeholders

> Partnership can reflect on the issues in consultation with many stakeholders

The conference will be attended by staff members of the partners, the external experts and invited participants from the EU Member States

> High quality of the conference> Improve contacts between professionals and partners


Final ConferenceEuropean conference on training, assessment, certification and accreditation of LTs in criminal procedures

The results of the project will be presented to all stakeholders

Provide an EU-wide platform for exchange of best practices and experiences

> Stronger harmonization of training courses, increased awareness of the issue of quality in legal translation in the Member States

After the conference, a publication, the EULITA website, as well as continued cooperation within the EMT network will ensure sustainable results of the project



1 Launch Conference This conference will bring legal practitioners, LTs and the leading academics in contact with each other, allowing valuable networking and exchange of best practices

100+ participants of EU Member States

The conference will create extra attention and momentum to the field of legal translation

No. Output (a) Explanation (b)

2 Final Conference Conference where the results of the project will be presented

200 to 300 participants of EU Member States, including LTs, legal practitioners and university representatives

Outputs


1 Launching Conference publication

Printed / electronic (via EULITA website)

English Academics, translators and legal practitioners

24

2 Final Conferencepublication

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MethodologyFirst, a state-of-the-art report of the current programmes in legal translation will be compiled through a survey sent to the EU universities, professional associations and other training providers of curricula in legal translation

This survey will lead to a comparative assessment grid of the content, the assessment procedures and the possible certification and accreditation strategies of these programmes

On the basis of this comparative instrument, best practices will be defined so that a competence grid can be developed which will serve as a benchmark for training in and assessment of legal translation which will comply with the quality criteria envisaged in Directive 2010/64/EU

A systemic chain of quality assurance in the project can be secured thanks to the sequential as well as concurrent development of the different workstreams


Methodology

This approach will facilitate curriculum development of LTs by focusing first on the specific training issues related to the Essential Documents specified in Article 3.2 of the Directive (Workstream 1) and Article 3.6 related to the quality of translation of the European Arrest Warrant (Workstream 2)

These workstreams will provide a sound basis for developing legal translation training programmes which will develop the recommendations made in the Reflection Forum on Multilingualism and Interpreter Training and which will at the same time be flexible enough to meet the specific needs in the different Member States


Methodology

Building on Workstreams 1, 2 and 3, the project consortium will use the available state-of-the-art expertise in test development and test administration to develop valid and reliable assessment procedures in Workstream 4

The combined results of curriculum development and assessment procedures, when implemented by a particular training institute or organisation in a member state, can lead to an EU-wide certification scheme and quality label


InnovationIn contrast with the previous projects of the partners, mainly focusing on legal interpreting, this project focuses on Legal Translation (LT)

There is

No survey of curricula, best practices, valid and reliable assessment procedures

No consistency with regard to the quality of legal translation programmes in the Member States


Innovation> An overall systemic chain of quality in legal translation in criminal proceedings

> Practical tools for valid and reliable assessment of legal translation in criminal proceedings

> Guidelines or recommendations on legal translation as to an EU quality label

> Practical tools to respond to the urgent and immediate needs of the EU Directive 2010/64/EU

Interdisciplinary group to tackle these issues

This project attempts to fill in these lacunae with regard to the pressing issues of quality in legal translation in criminal proceedings as is urgently required by the Directive and the transposition and implementation process


Thank you for your attention!

Hendrik J. Kockaert, [email protected]

QUALETRAJUST/2011/JPEN/AG/2975

More info: [email protected]

With financial support from the Criminal Justice Programme of theEuropean Commission Directorate General Justicec

mailto:[email protected]
