Latin American Cultures & Latin American Language Translators, Interpreters, Document Reviewers: September 2007 Archives

September 27, 2007

Professional Translation/ Interpreting Services, and Successful Mediation and Negotiation in the Latino Community

The key to successfully mediating any cross-cultural dispute is to understand both the similarities and differences that exist between the represented cultures. To do this, one has to understand the ethnic and national makeup of the specific cultural group, their cultural prerogatives, and body language.

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September 18, 2007

Foreign Language, Equal Protection and Jury Selection

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, an attorney can exercise a peremptory challenge to remove a bilingual juror from the jury panel in today's multilingual America.

According to Hernandez v. New York, 500 U.S. 352 (1991), such a removal does not violate the Equal Protection Clause.

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