Language rights and linguistic justice in international law: Lost in translation?

Jacqueline Mowbray

doi:10.7203/Just.1.25238

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Jacqueline Mowbray University of Sydney Law School https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2021-0596

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https://doi.org/10.7203/Just.1.25238

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Derecho internacional, derechos humanos, derechos lingüísticos, justicia lingüística, traducción

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Los derechos a la traducción de las minorías lingüísticas están garantizados en determinadas circunstancias por una serie de disposiciones legales internacionales, pero éstas no siempre conducen a la justicia lingüística. Este artículo explora por qué, centrándose en asunciones integradas en el derecho internacional sobre el papel de la traducción y la interpretación que limitan la capacidad de los derechos lingüísticos internacionales para lograr justicia lingüística. A partir de conocimientos de otras disciplinas, en particular, de la sociolingüística y los estudios de traducción e interpretación, señalo cuatro asunciones erróneas sobre la traducción incrustadas en el discurso jurídico internacional: que la traducción es sencilla o simple; que la traducción es cara y poco práctica; que la traducción solo va de palabras; y que la traducción es neutral o apolítica. Cada uno de estos supuestos defectuosos limita la capacidad del derecho internacional de conseguir justicia para las personas hablantes de lenguas minoritarias.

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