LEGAL TRANSLATION THROUGH THE DISTORTED LENS OF CULTURE: AN ENGLISH–ROMANIAN CASE STUDY
LEGAL TRANSLATION THROUGH THE DISTORTED LENS OF CULTURE: AN ENGLISH–ROMANIAN CASE STUDY

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays, due to the complexity the legal language, a great number of the members of the public do not fully understand important documents governing their rights and obligations, the opinions and decisions expressed by a court or by a tribunal, the regulations and norms embodied in a statute, or the provisions specified in a contract. The need to clarify legal terminology and terminological differences becomes a more and more urgent issue, imposed by factors such as the context of globalization, the necessity to harmonize the legislation at the level of the European Union, the complexity of economic, social and political elements which have a deep impact on the legal field, the need for rapid and efficient resolutions of litigations, especially at international level. Over the last years, experience has shown that the domain of tortious liability has become the result of lobbying work for harmonization, being performed both by lawyers and academics. The main question is whether Europeanization will be accomplished in the domain of tortious liability, and how will this be achieved, given the diversity of legal systems and procedures across Europe. In this article, several aspects of the new tort law have been analyzed, for its better understanding and translation. Firstly, a brief overview of the tort law provisions of the Romanian New Civil Code was given. Secondly, a more detailed examination of Chapter IV on Civil liability of the Civil Code was provided, in order to better clarify the legal terminology and terminological differences within this legal area.

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