Translating and Interpreting the Letter of Rights

Klip, André

Translating and Interpreting the Letter of Rights

dc.contributor.author	Klip, André
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-05T19:37:53Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-05T19:37:53Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.description.abstract	This article focuses on the implementation of Directive 2012/13 on the Right to Information with reference to foreigners arrested in the Member State of the EU. In particular, the Author analyses whether foreigners provided with a Letter of Rights receive the same information despite their handicap of not understanding the language. Special attention is given to how the Netherlands and Poland deal with the Letter of Rights for foreigners. The picture that emerges concerning foreigners is that providing them with a Letter of Rights in their language is seriously handicapped in almost all aspects: the timing (availability), the linguistic quality, the accessibility and simplicity. This situation creates severe risks concerning the right to a fair trial for foreigners. They may not invoke rights because they do not know them. They may not come to their own trial because they did not understand.
dc.identifier.citation	"Review of European and Comparative Law", 2023, T. 54, nr 3, s. 73-88
dc.identifier.doi	10.31743/recl.16236
dc.identifier.issn	2545-384X
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12153/5953
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Wydawnictwo KUL
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	en
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject	Directive 2012/13
dc.subject	Letter of Rights
dc.subject	defendant’s right to fair trial
dc.subject	translation
dc.title	Translating and Interpreting the Letter of Rights
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article