Course of Specialist in Multilingual Legal Terminology

Course of Specialist
in Multilingual Legal Terminology
Teachers
Ms. María Poza
Ms. Ángeles Gutierrez
SYLLABUS
General information about the module
Module
Introduction to world
criminal justice families
Course delivery/
Delivery of the module/
26th-27th-28th October
2015 (15 hours)
E-mail
[email protected].
eu
Angeles.Gutierrez@uclm
.es
This module provides a comparative view of the world criminal justice families,
with special focus on Common Law (United Kingdom and United States of
America), Civil Law (Spain and France) and Islamic Criminal Law.
It analyses the common constitutive elements related to (1) the legal framework,
organization and structure of the Judiciary, (2) the main actors in criminal
proceedings, including the fundamental rights of accused and suspected persons,
and of victims, (3) the most relevant elements of criminal offences and penalties,
(4) the structure and main steps of a criminal procedure, including the adoption of
preventive measures, the execution of penalties and confiscation measures, and (5)
European and international judicial cooperation in criminal matters.
Academic objectives/ Teaching objectives:
The main objective of this module is to attain a good knowledge of some of the
most relevant criminal law systems of the world, including similarities and
differences between their constitutive elements and judicial culture. Possible
equivalences between the legal concepts, categories and keywords of the criminal
law systems at stake will be also discussed.
The specific objectives are as follows:
 Identify the legal framework, structure and organisation of the Judiciary,
including legal professionals and their role;
 Recognise the main actors in criminal proceedings, as well as the
fundamental rights of accused and suspected persons, and of victims;
 Appreciate the manner in which different countries regulate their
catalogues of criminal offences and sanctions, and the impact of European and
International legal instruments and courts in such catalogues;
 Discern the most relevant steps of national criminal proceedings, including
preventive measures;
 Discern different philosophies for the execution of penalties and
confiscation measures.
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Acknowledgement of the main principles and concepts governing judicial cooperation in criminal
matters at European and International level
Understand the different approaches adopted by Common Law, Civil Law and Islamic Criminal Law
when regulating similar problems and challenges.
Course schedule
The module comprises a total of 15 teaching hours, distributed as follows:
Monday 26 October 2015
Tuesday 27 October 2015
09:00 –
11:00
Judicial cultures
and criminal justice families
in the world
The catalogues of criminal
offences and sanctions (I).
Criminal offences
11:15 –
13:15
Legal framework,
organisation and structure of
the Judiciary
The catalogues of criminal
offences and sanctions (II).
Sanctions
15:00 –
17:00
Main actors in a criminal
procedure, including
fundamental rights (I).
Main actors
Structure and main steps of
criminal proceedings, including
preventive measures (I).
Structure and main steps
17:00 –
17:30
Main actors in a criminal
procedure, including
fundamental rights (II).
Fundamental rights
Structure and main steps of
criminal proceedings, including
preventive measures (II).
Freezing and confiscation.
Execution of penalties
Wednesday 28 October 2015
European and international
cooperation
Individual Work policy/ Homework policy
Students are encouraged to read previously the following chapters of books and other legal sources:
(1) Judicial cultures and criminal justice systems in the world
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SPENCER, J.: “The English system”, in European Criminal Procedures (coord. by DELMASMARTY, M./ SPENCER, J.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2002, p. 142 et f.
DELMAS-MARTY, M/ DERVIEUX, V.: “The French system”, in European Criminal
Procedures (coord. by DELMAS-MARTY, M./ SPENCER, J.), Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, p. 218 et f.
GIMENO SENDRA, A.: in Manual de Derecho Procesal Penal, 4th edition, edit. Colex, Madrid
2014, p. 136 to 175 (related to Jurisdiction and Competence).
LAFAVE, WR/ ISRAEL, JH/ KING, NJ/ KERR, O.S.: Criminal Procedure, 5th edition,
Hornbook series, West Publishing CO, St. Paul Minnesotta, 2009, p. 2 et f. (comprising the
Introduction and Overview).
DANIELS, K/ ABDEL HAKEM, M/ ADEL OMAR SHARIF: Criminal Justice in Islam. Judicial
Procedure in the Shari’ah.
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The e-Justice portal provides summaries on the judicial systems of the EU Member States at
https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_judicial_systems_in_member_states-16-en.do,
including
France (https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_judicial_systems_in_member_states-16-fr-en.do?member=1),
Spain (https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_judicial_systems_in_member_states-16-es-en.do?member=1)
and England and Wales (https://e-justice.europa.eu/content_judicial_systems_in_member_states-16-ewen.do?member=1)
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On the structure and function of federal and state courts in United States, including the Supreme
Court, see http://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/get-informed.aspx
An overview of the legal system and structure of the Judiciary of Saudi Arabia can be found at
http://www.saudiembassy.net/about/countryinformation/government/legal_and_judicial_structure.aspx, and
(2) About the Main actors in criminal proceedings, including fundamental rights of suspected and
accused persons
 See Directive 2012/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 on the
right to information in criminal proceedings (OJ L 142, 1.6.2012, p. 1-10), available in EN, FR
and ES at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32012L0013
 See WALKER, J.K.: “The rights of the accused in Saudi Criminal Procedure”, 15 Loy, L.A. Int’l
& Comp. L. Rev. 863 (1993), available at http://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/ilr/vol15/iss4/5
(3) On the catalogues of criminal offences and sanctions
 See SUTHERLAND, E.H.: “White-collar criminality”, American Sociological Review, vol 5,
1940, n. 1, available at http://cooley.libarts.wsu.edu/criminology/documents/sutherland.pdf
 See Council Framework Decision 2002/475/JHA of 13 June 2002, on combating terrorism (OJ L
164, 22.6.2002, p. 3), available in EN, FR and ES at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32002F0475
(4) On the Structure and main steps of criminal proceedings
 See SPENCER, J.: “Evidence”, in European Criminal Procedures (coord. by DELMASMARTY, M./ SPENCER, J.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2002, p. 594 et f.
(5) On European and international cooperation in criminal matters
 See European Convention on Extradition, available at
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/024.htm
 See Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European Arrest Warrant and the
surrender procedures between Member States of the EU, available in FR, ES and EN at http://eurlex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32002F0584
 See United Nations Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, available at
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/treaties/CTOC/
 See Directive 2014/42/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 on the
freezing and confiscation of instruments and proceeds of crime in the European Union (OJ L 127,
29.4.2014, p. 39 et f.), available in EN, ES, FR at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legalcontent/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.L_.2014.127.01.0039.01.ENG
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Materials
In each session of this module, the students will be provided with a table suggesting equivalences between
legal concepts, categories and keywords at stake, for analysis and discussion.
Bibliography and recomended readings
About translation, judicial culture and comparative law, see in particular:
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GLANERT, S.: “Comparison et traduction des droits: à l’impossible tous sont tenus”, in
Comparer les droits, (coord. by LEGRAND, P.) Paris, PUF 2009, p. 279 and f.
POMMER, S.: “Droit comparé et traduction juridique. Réflexions jurislinguistiques sur les
principes communs”, in Actes des XX journees de linguistique de l’Université de Laval, (dir. By
PIERRE, A.S. and THIBEAULT, M), March 2007, Québec.
POMER, S.: “Translation as intercultural transfer: the Case of Law”, SKASE Journal of
Translation and Interpretation 2008, vol 3, n. 1.
ROBIN, C.: La traduction du droit dans la procedure judiciaire. Contribution à l’etude de la
linguistique juridique, Paris, Dalloz 2012.
Regarding the complexity of translations in the context of EU criminal law and criminal proceedings, see:
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RUBI-CAVAGNA, E.: “Rèflexions sur l’harmonisation des incriminations et des sanctions
pénales prévue par le Traité de Lisbonne”, Revue Science Criminelle, 2009, p. 501 et f.
MAURO, C/ RUGGIERI, F (dir.): Droit Penal, langue et Union Européenne, Bruylant, Brussels
2012.
About French criminal procedure, see:
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DELMAS-MARTY, M/ DERVIEUX, V.: “The French system”, in European Criminal
Procedures (coord. by DELMAS-MARTY, M./ SPENCER, J.), Cambridge University Press,
Cambridge, p. 218 et f.
See also the Spanish version of this book, Procesos Penales de Europa (translated by Professor
MORENILLA ALLARD), edit. Tirant lo Blanch, Zaragoza 2000.
About Spanish criminal procedure, see:
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GIMENO SENDRA, A.: in Manual de Derecho Procesal Penal, 4th edition, edit. Colex, Madrid
2014, p. 136 to 175 (related to Jurisdiction and Competence).
About Criminal Procedure in England and Wales, see:
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SPENCER, J.: “The English system”, in European Criminal Procedures (coord. by DELMASMARTY, M./ SPENCER, J.), Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2002, p. 142 et f.
About Criminal Procedure in United States, see
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LAFAVE, WR/ ISRAEL, JH/ KING, NJ/ KERR, O.S.: Criminal Procedure, 5th edition,
Hornbook series, West Publishing CO, St. Paul Minnesotta, 2009, p. 2 et f. (comprising the
Introduction and Overview).
About Islamic Criminal Law, see
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BASSIUNI, M. C.: The Islamic Criminal Justice System, London 1982.
DANIELS, K/ ABDEL HAKEM, M/ ADEL OMAR SHARIF: Criminal Justice in Islam. Judicial
Procedure in the Shari’ah.
Additional bibliography and other relevant sources:
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ABRAHAM, H.J.: The judicial process. An introductory analysis of the courts of the United
States, England and France. New York, Oxford University Press, 1993.
ALSCHULER, A.W./ DEISS, A.G. “A brief history of the criminal jury in the United States”, The
University of Chicago Law Review, 1994, p. 867-928.
AMIN, S. H.: Middle East Legal Systems. Glasgow, 1985.
ANDERSON, J. N. D.“Homicide in Islamic Law.”Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African
Studies13, no. 4 (1951): 811–828.
BAROODY, G. M.: Crime and Punishment under Hanbali Law. Beirut, 1961. (Translation, with
commentary of Manār al-sabīl by Ibrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Salīm ibn Dūyān).
CORNELIUS, A. R.: Law and Judiciary in Pakistan. Edited by S. M. Haider. Lahore, 1981.
DAMASKA, M.: “Structures of Authority and Comparative Criminal Procedure”, Yale Law
Journal 1975, n. 3, p. 480 and f.
DELMAS-MARTY, M.: Pour une droit commun, Paris, Seuil, 1989.
DELMAS-MARTY, M. & SPENCER, J.: European Criminal Procedures. Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge 2002.
FORTE, D. F.“Lost, Strayed, or Stolen: Chattel Recovery in Islamic Law.” In Islamic Law and
Jurisprudence, edited by Nicholas Heer, pp. 97–115. Seattle, 1990.
FLETCHER, G.P.: Basic concepts of Criminal Law, New York 1998.
FLETCHER, G.P.: Rethinking criminal law, Oxford University Press, 2000.
FRASE, R. S. : Main-streaming Comparative Criminal Justice: How to Incorporate Comparative
and International Concepts and Materials into Basic Criminal Law and Procedure Courses, 100
W. Va. L. Rev. 773 (1998)
HELLER, K.J./ DUBBER, M.D. (editors): The handbook of Comparative Criminal Law,
Standford University Press, 2010.
HEYD, U.: Studies in Old Ottoman Criminal Law. Oxford, 1973.
HILL, E.: Mahkama! Studies in the Egyptian Legal System. London, 1979.
JOWERS, R.: Léxico temático de terminología juridica español-inglés, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia
2015.
KUSHA, H.R.: The Sacred Law of Islam: A Case Study of Women's Treatment in the Islamic
Republic of Iran 's Criminal Justice System. Aldershot, U.K., 2003.
Maḥmaṣānī, Ṣubḥī. Al-awḍāʿ al-tashrīʿīyah fī al-duwal al- ʿArabīyah (The writing of legislation
in the Arab states). Beirut, 1957.
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MAYDANI, R.: “ʿUqūbāt: Penal Law.” In Law in the Middle East, edited by Majid Khadduri and
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PEÑARANDA LÓPEZ, A.: Proceso Penal Comparado (España, Francia, Inglaterra, Estados
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N.J., Prentice Hall, 2002.
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THAMAN, S.C.: Comparative Criminal Procedure: a Casework approach, Durham NC 2002.
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second edition was published in Leiden in 1960.
VOGLER, R.: A world view of Criminal Justice, Ashgate, 2005.
ZIADEH, F.J.: Lawyers, the Rule of Law, and Liberalism in Modern Egypt. Stanford, Calif., 1968
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