ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 20228 First edition 2019-04 Interpreting services Legal interpreting Requirements Services d'interprétation - Interprétation juridique et judiciaire - Exigences Reference number IS0 20228:2019(E) so @IS02019 IS0 20228:2019(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ ISO 2019 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either IsO at the address below or Iso's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office CP 401 : Ch. de Blandonnet 8 CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva Phone: +4122 749 0111 Fax: +41 22 749 09 47 Email: [email protected] Website: www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved IS0 20228:2019(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. .1 2 Normative references ..1 3 Terms and definitions. ..1 3.1 Terms related to interpreting - Modes of interpreting and persons involved. .1 3.2 Terms related to language and qualifications ..4 4 Basic principles of legal interpreting .5 4.1 General. .5 4.2 Nature of legal interpreting .5 4.3 The work of legal interpreters. 6 4.4 End-users of legal interpreting services .6 5 Competences and qualifications of legal interpreters .7 5.1 General 7 5.2 Domain competences related to legal interpreting 7 5.3 Linguistic competences. .8 5.4 Interpreting competences .8 5.5 Intercultural competences. .8 5.6 Interpersonal competences .8 5.7 Technical competences. .9 5.8 Evidence of legal interpreting qualifications 9 5.9 Continuing training/education .9 5.10 Authorization as legal interpreter .9 6 Settings with legal interpreting .10 7 Interpreting modes .10 7.1 General .10 7.2 Working conditions. ..10 Annex A (informative) Legal interpreting and legal interpreters - Non-exhaustive list of international and national documents .12 Annex B (informative) Examples of settings in which legal interpreting services are provided....15 Annex C (informative) Recommendations for interpreting mode ..18 Annex D (informative) Workflow - Legal interpreting assignments. .20 Bibliography .22 @ IS0 2019 - All rights reserved iii
ISO 20228 2019 Interpreting services — Legal interpreting — Requirements