For the first time in Austria, the KODEX Women in Law brings together all the historical and current legal sources relevant to the development of women's rights in one volume. Essential documents ranging from the French Revolution to the Declaration of Human Rights and European and Austrian legal sources are summarised, providing a structured overview of the development of these norms over a period of almost 250 years. International sources are reproduced in their original language, with translations provided where possible. This publication is intended for both students and professionals, serving as an invaluable reference tool for study, research and teaching.
Based on more than 30 years of teaching legal English, The Translex 1,000 is a distillation of the essential legal English terminology that all lawyers and law students should know. This book provides indispensable insights into the complex world of Anglo-American legal language for beginners and advanced learners, native speakers and non-native speakers alike. The English and German edition offers a novel learning concept in which the terms are presented in an accessible way alongside appropriate German translations, memorable short definitions in English, illustrative examples and interesting, useful background information. The terms are systematically divided into 19 chapters on the following areas of law: Contract Law; Law of Business Entities; Commercial Contract Law; Tort Law; Real Estate Law; Employment Law; Family Law; Law of Succession; Civil Litigation; Arbitration; Constitutional Law; Administrative Law; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure; Antitrust Law; Intellectual Property Law; Tax Law; Insolvency Law; Insurance Law.
Contributions from the US, English, German, and Austrian legal systems provide a comprehensive overview of the respective field in English or US technical language. The respective introductions to the subject are followed by field-specific glossaries for practical work. This book is intended for lawyers, commercial lawyers, chartered accountants, translators, students, and anyone who deals with English-language legal and business texts. This book can be used as a reference work, a textbook, or a self-study aid. Volume 1 covers the legal areas of contract law, corporate law, commercial and business law, tort law, real estate law, labor law, family law, inheritance law, civil procedure law, and arbitration.
Contributions from the US, English, German and Austrian legal systems provide a comprehensive overview of the respective subject area in English or US technical language. The introductions to each subject are followed by area-specific glossaries to support practical work. This book is intended to be used as a reference work, a textbook, or a self-study aid by lawyers, commercial lawyers, chartered accountants, translators, students, and anyone who deals with English-language legal and business texts. It can be used as a reference work, a textbook or a self-study aid. Volume 2 covers the legal areas of constitutional law, administrative law, criminal law, criminal procedure law, antitrust law, intellectual property law, tax law, insolvency law, and insurance law.
This workbook supplements volumes 1 and 2: “The Practitioners' Guide to Applied Comparative Law and Language (formerly Anglo-American Legal Language)” and supports all users and students in learning the 19 areas of law contained in the two volumes in the four legal systems (USA, UK/England, Germany, and Austria). In 78 study aids, all chapters of the books are worked through from both a legal and a technical language perspective. Each study aid also includes a section with recommended answers. Whether as an accompaniment to university studies or for self-study, this book imparts specialist knowledge in the areas of law and the underlying Anglo-American legal language. It is also the perfect preparation for taking the Vienna Legal Language Proficiency Exam and obtaining the Vienna LLP (www.vienna-llp.com).
