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14th Institute of Jurilinguistics – Realities of Jurilinguistics in Canada.
Friday, March 19, 2021, 13:00 - 16:00 (EST)
For the 14th annual Institute of Jurilinguistics, the Paul-André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law and the three other Canadian centres of jurilinguistics — the Centre for Legal Translation and Documentation (Ottawa), the Centre de traduction et de terminologie juridiques (Moncton) and the Centre de ressources en français juridique (Saint-Boniface) — will join the McGill School of Continuing Studies to host the Realities of Jurilinguistics in Canada.
This bilingual event will explore the daily realities of balancing language and law in Canada, with sessions offered by professionals from diverse sectors related to jurilinguistics.
From Yukon to Newfoundland and Labrador, our guest speakers will each have five minutes to describe a specific aspect of jurilinguistics, highlighting the geographical, professional and institutional diversity of a field where a wide range of issues tend to intertwine, intersect and overlap.
We will shine the spotlight on the many realities and nuances of jurilinguistics in Canada, from bilingualism in Canadian territories to access to legal information, along with various issues concerning Indigenous languages, language policy, court interpreting, technology and more.
To view the latest version of the program and to register, visit mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/nuances-canadiennes-de-jurilinguistique
Program
Time and theme |
Issues |
Area |
Speaker |
Organization |
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13:00 |
Opening remarks |
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Quebec |
Étienne Cossette-Lefebvre & Marie-Hélène Girard |
Paul‑André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, McGill University & Legal Translation graduate program, School of Continuing Studies, McGill University |
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13:10 |
Terminology and jurilinguistic tools |
What are the issues surrounding English civil law dictionaries? |
Quebec |
Étienne Cossette-Lefebvre |
Paul‑André Crépeau Centre for Private and Comparative Law |
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What are the issues surrounding the conservation of outdated dictionaries? |
Ontario |
François Blais |
Centre for Legal Translation and Documentation (CLTD) |
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What are the issues surrounding French terminology? |
Manitoba |
Guy Jourdain |
Association des juristes d’expression française du Manitoba (AJEFM) |
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What are the issues surrounding legal language processing technology? |
Private sector |
Michel Bergeron |
McCarthy Tétrault |
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13:50 |
Recruitment and training |
What are the issues surrounding the recruitment of jurilinguists? |
New Brunswick |
Serge Rousselle |
Centre de traduction et de terminologie juridiques (CTTJ) |
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What are the issues surrounding the training of jurists in French? |
Ontario |
Caroline Thibault |
Réseau national de formation en justice |
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14:10 |
Language rights |
What are the issues surrounding the protection and recognition of Indigenous languages? |
Nunavut and Quebec |
David O. Johnston |
Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages, Government of Canada |
| What are the issues surrounding Indigenous languages in courts in Canada? | Quebec | Donald Nicholls | Cree Nation Government Department of Justice and Correctional Services | ||
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What are the issues surrounding legal interpretation in non‑official languages? |
British Columbia |
Karin Reinhold |
Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC) |
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What are the constitutional issues facing official language minority communities? |
Private sector |
Darius Bossé |
Juristes Power Law |
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14:40 |
Access to justice |
What are the issues surrounding access to legal information in English in a French province? |
Quebec |
Ariane Charbonneau |
Éducaloi |
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What are the issues surrounding access to legal information in French in a unilingual English province? |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
Étienne Vuillaume |
Francophone Justice Network of Newfoundland and Labrador |
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What are the issues surrounding bilingualism in the territories? |
Yukon |
André Bourcier |
French Language Services Directorate, Government of Yukon |
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15:10 |
Bilingualism and bijuralism in federal institutions |
What are the issues of bilingualism and bijuralism surrounding the drafting of judgments at the Supreme Court? |
Canada |
Christian Després |
Reports Branch, Supreme Court of Canada |
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What are the issues of bilingualism and bijuralism surrounding the drafting of legislation in Canada? |
Canada |
Jean-Paul Chapdelaine |
Justice Canada, Bijuralism and Advisory Services Section |
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What are the issues surrounding the practice of jurilinguistics in the Treaty Law Division? |
Canada |
Aleksandra Koziorowska |
Global Affairs Canada, Treaty Law Division |
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15:40 |
Closing remarks |
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