Centro de Documentação da PJ
Analítico de Periódico
CD 291
The Directive on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings [Documento electrónico] : genesis and description / Steven Cras, Luca de Matteis
Eucrim - The European Criminal Law Associations' Forum, Freiburg i.Br., N.4 (2010), p. 153-162
TRADUÇÃO, INTERPRETAÇÃO, PROCEDIMENTO CRIMINAL, DIRECTIVA COMUNITÁRIA, LEGISLAÇÃO COMUNITÁRIA
I. Introduction. II. Genesis of the directive: 1. Background; 2. The Commission proposal on interpretation and translation; 3. The Member States’ Initiative; 4. The “Competing” Commission proposal; 5. Choice of the European Parliament; 6. Work in the Council Bodies and negotiations with the European Parliament and the Commission; 7. Particular attention to the European Convention; 8. Resolution on best practice. III. Short description of the main elements of the Directive: 1. Scope (Art. 1), a) Objective scope, b) Temporal scope; 2. Right to interpretation (Art. 2); 3. Right to translation (Art. 3); 4. Other provisions: A Selection: a) Quality of translation and interpretation b) Links with the ECHR and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, c) Transposition. IV. Conclusion.
