Conducting quality legal research is a complex, time consuming and often frustrating task. When your legal research involves foreign language statutes and case law, the task becomes even more challenging. However, as more and more commercial contracts, settlements and litigation involve foreign nations, transnational legal research has become a vital part of any legal practice.
The Rules of Evidence require the authentication of all government documents introduced as evidence. When a foreign government document is introduced in international litigation, it is subject to the authentication requirements of Rule 901. According to Federal Rule of Evidence 901, authentication requires the presentation of evidence “sufficient to support a finding that the matter in question is what its proponent claims.”
Continue reading "Certified Translation, and Authenticating Foreign Government Documents" »
Legal document translations play an increasingly important role in enforcing international contracts. NAFTA, for instance, has caused a dramatic increase in the amount of legal agreements occurring between Mexican and American parties. As a result there has also been an increase in the need for enforcing judgments across the U.S./Mexican border.
Continue reading "Document Translation, NAFTA and Enforcing U.S./Mexican Judgments" »
Legal document translation services are important to litigators. During cross-cultural litigation involving legal aspects from both the United States and a foreign country, litigators and attorneys in general are often required to prove foreign points of law.
Continue reading "Foreign Language Document Translation, and Using Foreign Law as Evidence" »
November 28, 2007 Professional Translation Services, and a Brief Introduction to Transnational Legal Research Conducting quality legal research is a complex, time consuming and often frustrating task. When your...
November 23, 2007 Certified Translation, and Authenticating Foreign Government Documents The Rules of Evidence require the authentication of all government documents introduced as evidence. When...
November 16, 2007 Document Translation, NAFTA and Enforcing U.S./Mexican Judgments Legal document translations play an increasingly important role in enforcing international contracts. NAFTA, for instance,...
November 14, 2007 Foreign Language Document Translation, and Using Foreign Law as Evidence Legal document translation services are important to litigators. During cross-cultural litigation involving legal aspects from...
