PROBLEMS OF INVOLVING AN INTERPRETER IN THE PROCESS OF PRE-TRIAL AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Abstract

The article examines the participation of the interpreter in the proceedings. The topic compares concepts such as an interpreter under Russian law and addresses the problems and difficulties faced by interpreters in court proceedings. The article covers some basic issues that have to do with the modern interpretation of the professional translators competence concept examining in reasonable detail its basic components, and comes out with some ways and resources to shape it when training native professionals in the field of the theory and practice of translation with regard to the research by both Russian and foreign scientists. The article addresses the question of whether the translator’s personal agenda may or should influence the translated text. The case is made for the translator’s transparency, i.e. the strategy of eliminating any conspicuous personal interference. The content of the article contains practical recommendations for law enforcement, taking into account the legislation of judicial practice.