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eva75
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Aug 25, 2007

I will shortly be doing more work in the legal area and am currently looking for a trustworthy French to English legal dictionary. I'm looking for something in general law.

I already have Barron's Dictionary of Legal Terms, which I find quite useful for understanding more about the law in general but need a good bilingual dictionary.

I did see that the Council of Europe has published one. Has anyone here used it? Is it any good?
 
Charlie Bavington
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Yes, and also... Aug 25, 2007

eva75 wrote:

I did see that the Council of Europe has published one. Has anyone here used it? Is it any good?


Yup, Bridges. I like it. You'll see a lot of people quoting it as the source when they reply to legal Qs in kudoz.

I'd also recommend you buy a book about the French legal system in general - it can be a real eye opener about exactly how radically different the French and UK legal systems are(*). I got one by Cairns and McKeon.

(* - I daresay the same applies to Belgium compared to Australia - I'm not trying to be insular )
 
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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I Like It, Too Aug 25, 2007

I have the Council of Europe's FR>ENG Dictionary and I find it much more helpful than Dahl's Dictionnaire Juridique Francais/Anglais, although the latter tends to give lengthy explanations of the concepts, something that you might find useful (but I believe it actually offers less terms). The Council of Europe's Dictionary is more like a glossary.
 
Jennifer Forbes
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Yes, it's excellent, plus ... Aug 25, 2007

Charlie Bavington wrote:

eva75 wrote:

I did see that the Council of Europe has published one. Has anyone here used it? Is it any good?


Yup, Bridges. I like it. You'll see a lot of people quoting it as the source when they reply to legal Qs in kudoz.

I'd also recommend you buy a book about the French legal system in general - it can be a real eye opener about exactly how radically different the French and UK legal systems are(*). I got one by Cairns and McKeon.

(* - I daresay the same applies to Belgium compared to Australia - I'm not trying to be insular )


I use the Council of Europe French-English-French Legal Dictionary by F. H. S. Bridge a lot and find it excellent. Rarely lets me down and often includes brief explanations as well. There's also Dahl's French-English-French Law Dictionary compiled by Henry Saint Dahl. I bought both of these from Grant & Cutler, Great Marlborough Street, London W.1. but I expect you can get them through Amazon etc. too.
Kind regards,
Jenny.
 


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