Dutch Legal Terminology in English is an essential reference guide for anyone dealing with the Dutch legal code in an international context. The book presents the English translation of over 1400 commonly used Dutch legal terms in their specific context. A bilingual index provides easy access to the text and serves as a comparative legal lexicon.
Practitioners of Dutch law in an international context or translators of juridical documents not only need to render terms into another language, but also into another legal culture. This book conveniently combines the search facilities of a dictionary with the thoroughness of a full survey in English of the main areas of Dutch law.
Dutch Legal Terminology in English is the result of Tony Foster's extensive scholarly research into the linguistic and legal subtleties that characterise the two legal codes. It is an indispensable desk companion for lawyers, legal translators, business people, accountants and students.