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Department of Political Studies

The professional interpreter in transitional justice an empirical study

Abstract

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This study asks what are the problems experienced by professional simultaneous interpreters in meeting professional standards when operating in Transitional Justice settings. The study first reviews the origins and development of conference and simultaneous interpretation and the problems faced by the interpreters who serviced the Nuremberg Trials.

Degree

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Department of Political Studies
Year dc:date.issued
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Swain, Martyn
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Seegers, Annette

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3689
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/3689

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Swain, Martyn. The professional interpreter in transitional justice an empirical study. Department of Political Studies, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3689