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 am not finished with Der Fall Collini – there will be one more post with miscellaneous notes. But first, the translation into English by Anthea Bell, which I managed to borrow from the London Library. One of the reviews … 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
Can you commit a breach of copyright by watching streaming pornography? The Cologne Landgericht (officially translated into English as the Cologne Regional Court) has apparently admitted that it may have been unjustified in requiring the names of customers to be … Continue reading