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Translation and Law — The Multilingual Context of the European Union Institutions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2019

Gerd Toscani
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Discussing the European Union (EU) is an excellent way of dealing with the question of the translation of legal texts. Why is this the case? The European Union, with approximately 370 million inhabitants, is unique among the world's international organizations. It is unique because it uses all the official languages of its Member States in its official publications.

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International Journal of Legal Information , Volume 30 , Issue 2 , Summer 2002 , pp. 288 - 307
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Copyright © 2002 by the International Association of Law Libraries 

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