Legal Translation 3 Translating Contracts introduction What is

Legal Translation [3] Translating Contracts

introduction � What is a contract? � Elements of a contract: Contract title Contract parties Legal capacity Preamble Mutual Obligations ﺍﺳﻢ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺪ ﺍﻷﻄﺮﺍﻑ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎﻗﺪﺓ ﺍﻷﻬﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮﻧﻴﺔ ﺗﻤﻬﻴﺪ ﺍﻹﻟﺘﺰﺍﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﺒﺎﺩﻟﺔ

Cont, Duration of contract General provisions ﻣﺪﺓ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺪ ﺃﺤﻜﺎﻡ ﻋﺎﻣﺔ Law and court Jurisdiction in case of contractual dispute ﺍﻟﺠﻬﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺨﺘﺼﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻝ ﺣﺪﻭﺙ ﺍﻟﺨﻼﻑ Date of signing the contract ﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﺍﺑﺮﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺪ Signature ﺍﻟﺘﻮﻗﻴﻊ

Practice � � Identifying these elements will help you understand the contract. Thus enabling to translate accurately. In actual practice of legal translation, the criteria guiding the translator’s choices are prevalently functional, in that account is mainly taken of the function that the translated text will have to perform in the target culture.

� This Agreement is made and entered into this Saturday, the 8 th day of August in the year 2003 by and between: 12: ﺑﻴﻦ ﻛﻞ ﻣﻦ 2003 ﺍﻏﺴﻄﺲ ﺳﻨﺔ 8 � ﺗﺤﺮﺭ ﻫﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻌﻘﺪ ﻓﻲ ﻳﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﺴﺒﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﻮﺍﻓﻖ 12 -

: ﺃﻘﺮ ﺍﻟﻤﺘﻌﺎﻗﺪﺍﻥ ﺑﺄﻬﻠﻴﺘﻬﻤﺎ ﻟﻠﺘﺼﺮﻑ ﻗﺎﻧﻮﻧﺎ ﻭﺍﺗﻔﻘﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﺎ ﻳﻠﻲ � Both parties hereto declare that they are legally competent (have legal capacity) to enter to this contract and hereby agree as follows: �

Few remarks � The translation of banking terms that appeared in the (POA): Bond A bond is a certificate that represents an interest bearing debt, where the issuer is required to pay a sum of money periodically till the maturity, and then receive back the accumulated amount. Security as a guarantee to the repayment of a loan Voucher a document which can be exchanged for goods or services as a token of payment or a document establishing the payment of money etc ﺳﻨﺪ ﺃﻮﺭﺍﻕ ﻣﺎﻟﻴﺔ ﺇﻳﺼﺎﻝ / ﻭﺻﻞ

Draft A written order signed by one party (the drawer) requesting a second party (the drawee) to pay a specified amount of money to a third party (the payee) at some future time. A check is a draft Debenture voucher given to person supplying goods ، ﺻﻚ ، ﺇﻗﺮﺍﺭ ﺑﻤﺪﻳﻮﻧﻴﺔ to government office entitling him to ﺳﻨﺪ payment Warrant A financial instrument that gives the holder the right to purchase ordinary shares ﻳﺎﺓ؟ ﺗﻔﻮﻳﺾ