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SPRINGERBRIEFS IN LAW LAW LANGUAGE AND TRANSL...

This book is a survey of how law  language and translation overlap with concepts  crimes and
conflicts. It is a transdisciplinary survey exploring the dynamics of colonialism and the
globalization of crime. Concepts and conflicts are used here to mean ¿conflicting
interpretations¿ engendering real conflicts. Beginning with theoretical issues and hermeneutics
in chapter 2  the study moves on to definitions and applications in chapter 3  introducing
cattle stealing as a comparative theme and global case study in chapter 4. Cattle stealing is
also known in English as ¿rustling  duffing  raiding  stock theft  lifting and predatorial
larceny.¿ Crime and punishment are differently perceived depending on cultures and legal
systems: ¿Captain Starlight¿ was a legendary ¿duffer¿  in India ¿lifting¿ a sacred cow is a
sacrilegious act. Following the globalization of crime  chapter 5 deals with human rights 
ethnic cleansing and genocide. International treaties in translation set the scene for two
world wars. Introducing ¿unequal treaties¿ (e.g. Hong Kong)  chapter 6 highlights disasters
caused by treaties in translation. Cases feature American Indians (the ¿trail of broken
treaties¿)  Maoris (Treaty of Waitangi) and East Africa (Treaty of Wuchale).

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