The subject of German judges holding cases in English has raised its ugly head again and is not likely to go away. I’ve mentioned it several times, from 2010 on. Courts in Paris and Amsterdam as well as Frankfurt would … Continue reading
In 2010, in a post on the first German court hearing in English, I summarized what I could find out about the success of the initiative. The planned statutory change did not come about, presumably because the legislative period came … Continue reading
For another blog on this topic, see German American Law Journal. AmCham is what the American Chamber of Commerce calls itself. It has produced a Positionspapier des Corporate an Business Law Committee von AmCham Germany: Englisch als Gerichtssprache in Deutschland. … Continue reading
Since I wrote on this topic, at least two weblogs have taken it up, and there are comments on the entries. And last week there was an article in Die Zeit. First, law blog had an entry, Englisch soll deutsche … Continue reading
Today, the Financial Times Deutschland takes up the proposals for German courts to hear cases in English. In particular, it mentions a joint NRW/Hamburg initiative under which the court records and judgments would be written in English. A lawyer from … Continue reading
Some cases can already be conducted in English in Cologne. The FAZ reports: Deutsche Gerichte verhandeln nun auch auf Englisch The German Judicature or Court Constitution Act (Gerichtsverfassungsgesetz) provides that the language of the courts is German. There is now … Continue reading
No links here, except to my earlier entry. This is my latest idea about handling the names of German courts in translations. It only matters where the court name is important. The German name has to be mentioned at least … Continue reading
I wrote something about Strafbefehle a year ago. A Strafbefehl (order of summary punishment) is a charge finding that you have committed a minor offence and imposing a fine. If you disagree, you can object and elevate the matter to … Continue reading
Andreas Jede is a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) who has a blog on German weapons law: Deutsches Waffenrecht (found via Jurablogs). His latest post is about an American who brought a catapult (US slingshot, German Zwille) as a present for his … Continue reading
Volker Weber proves that online machine translation is at least no worse than what the Cologne Customs Office can do. Antrag auf Befreiung vom Zollflugplatzzwang Application for liberation of the inch airfield compulsion PDF of the original. A web search … Continue reading