Translation strategy of legal terms with Chinese characteristics in Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China based on Skopos theory

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 17; no. 9; p. e0273944
• Main Authors: An, Jing, Sun, Jiahui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science 22.09.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biology and Life Sciences; Civil law; Culture; Encyclopedias; Interpreters; Jargon; Language; Law; Linguistics; Methods; People and Places; Principles; Social Sciences; Terminology; Translating and interpreting; Translation; Translations; Translations and translating; China

The Civil Code of the People’s Republic of China , known as the “Encyclopedia of social life”, has come into effect since January 1, 2021. It is the first law named after the “Code” and occupies a fundamental position in the China’s legal system. Therefore, translation of legal terms is vital in mak...