Understanding in Court: The Importance of Language for a Fair Trial

As part of the exhibition „One Trial—Four Languages,“ the Forum Recht Foundation is offering an accompanying discussion series. The exhibition focuses on a topic that was central to the Nuremberg Trials but is often overlooked: language and interpretation. From there, the discussion will turn to the present: How does multilingualism work in court today? Is „understanding in court“ a given—or is it still a challenge? The exhibition illustrates that the rule of law always depends, in part, on whether proceedings can be understood linguistically in the first place.

Guests

Prof. Dr. Michael Zwanzger, Chair in Civil Law, Legal History, and European Legal Harmonization at the University of Leipzig
Prof. Dr. phil. Tinka Reichmann, Chair of Translation Studies at the University of Leipzig, Institute for Applied Linguistics and Translation Studies (IALT); research interests include, among others, legal translation studies, legal translation and interpreting, and legal terminology
Cornelia Bannack, Association „Conference Interpreting—Past, Present, Future, e. V.“

Host: N. N.

Service

Location: Lower Lobby of the New City Hall, Martin-Luther-Ring 4–6, 04109 Leipzig

We recommend visiting the exhibition before the event, as the lobby will be closed afterward. A guided tour of the exhibition will take place at 5:30 p.m.

An event in cooperation with „Conference Interpreting—Past, Present, Future, Inc.“