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1. Multilingualism and legal integration in Europe

  • Mattias Derlén
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Dynamics and Terminology
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Abstract

The multilingual character of European Union law presents a number of legal challenges. This chapter examines one of these challenges, the relationship between multilingualism and legal integration in Europe. It disputes the one-dimensional view of multilingualism as solely an obstacle to legal integration and proposes a wider definition of the dynamics of integration – focusing not only on the horizontal dimension but also on the vertical dimension. The horizontal dimension concerns traditional integration, uniformity of application of Union law, from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. The vertical dimension concerns the effectiveness of Union law, often emphasised by the Court of Justice. The chapter examines two varieties of multilingual interpretation adopted by the Court of Justice and national courts, and their relationship to legal integration. It concludes that multilingualism can be a challenge as well as an opportunity from an integration perspective.

Abstract

The multilingual character of European Union law presents a number of legal challenges. This chapter examines one of these challenges, the relationship between multilingualism and legal integration in Europe. It disputes the one-dimensional view of multilingualism as solely an obstacle to legal integration and proposes a wider definition of the dynamics of integration – focusing not only on the horizontal dimension but also on the vertical dimension. The horizontal dimension concerns traditional integration, uniformity of application of Union law, from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. The vertical dimension concerns the effectiveness of Union law, often emphasised by the Court of Justice. The chapter examines two varieties of multilingual interpretation adopted by the Court of Justice and national courts, and their relationship to legal integration. It concludes that multilingualism can be a challenge as well as an opportunity from an integration perspective.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction
  4. Dynamics and terminology 1
  5. Part one: legal terminology
  6. 1. Multilingualism and legal integration in Europe 17
  7. 2. Capturing dynamism in legal terminology 43
  8. 3. The harmonization of legal cultures, concepts and terms 61
  9. 4. Cross-domain disharmonization. A case study with adventure activities in legal and tourist domains in Spain 79
  10. 5. Le vocabulaire juridique en sängö 99
  11. 6. The translation of legal texts as culturemes 111
  12. Part two: scientific and technical terminology
  13. 7. Specialized knowledge dynamics 135
  14. 8. The dynamics of terminology in short-term diachrony 159
  15. 9. A method for analysing the dynamics of naming from a monolingual and multilingual perspective 183
  16. Part three: business and financial terminology
  17. 10. The dynamics of accounting terms in a globalized environment 215
  18. 11. Concept change, term dynamics and culture-boundness in economic-administrative domains 235
  19. Part four: Terminology planning: Some challenges
  20. 12. The dynamics of terms and meaning in the domain of machining terminology in French and English 259
  21. 13. La mesure de la variation terminologique comme indice de l'évolution des connaissances dans un environnement bilingue 281
  22. Index 303
https://doi.org/10.1075/tlrp.16.02der

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Introduction
  4. Dynamics and terminology 1
  5. Part one: legal terminology
  6. 1. Multilingualism and legal integration in Europe 17
  7. 2. Capturing dynamism in legal terminology 43
  8. 3. The harmonization of legal cultures, concepts and terms 61
  9. 4. Cross-domain disharmonization. A case study with adventure activities in legal and tourist domains in Spain 79
  10. 5. Le vocabulaire juridique en sängö 99
  11. 6. The translation of legal texts as culturemes 111
  12. Part two: scientific and technical terminology
  13. 7. Specialized knowledge dynamics 135
  14. 8. The dynamics of terminology in short-term diachrony 159
  15. 9. A method for analysing the dynamics of naming from a monolingual and multilingual perspective 183
  16. Part three: business and financial terminology
  17. 10. The dynamics of accounting terms in a globalized environment 215
  18. 11. Concept change, term dynamics and culture-boundness in economic-administrative domains 235
  19. Part four: Terminology planning: Some challenges
  20. 12. The dynamics of terms and meaning in the domain of machining terminology in French and English 259
  21. 13. La mesure de la variation terminologique comme indice de l'évolution des connaissances dans un environnement bilingue 281
  22. Index 303
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