Interpreters and war crimes /

Interpreters and war crimes /

"Taking an interdisciplinary approach, this book raises new questions and provides different perspectives on the roles, responsibilities, ethics and protection of interpreters in war while investigating the substance and agents of Japanese war crimes and legal aspects of interpreters' taki...

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Main Author: Takeda, Kayoko (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Routledge advances in translation studies.
Subjects:
1900-1999
War crime trials > Pacific Area > History > 20th century.
Military courts > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Pacific Area.
Translators > Legal status, laws, etc. > Criminal provisions > History > 20th century.
Criminal liability (International law) > History > 20th century.
Japan > Armed Forces > Official and employees > Legal status, laws, etc. > Criminal provisions > History > 20th century.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The accused interpreters
  • Charges against interpreters
  • Interpreters' defences
  • Fates of the accused interpreters
  • Proximity to violence
  • Visibility and perceived authorship of speech
  • Joint responsibility in war crimes
  • Witnesses of crimes
  • Conclusion : protecting the interpreter.

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