Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
conventions d\'entraide répressive internationale
English translation:
international conventions on mutal assistance in criminal matters (IMAC)
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Laura Friend
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conventions d'entraide répressive internationale
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This concerns a new code of criminal procedure of a French-speaking country. It envisions an appendix that will bring together various texts that are beyond the scope of the codification, including:
"règlements sur l'examen d'officier de police judiciaire, **conventions d'entraide répressive internationale**, code pénitentiaire, etc."
Is this about the regulation of "repressive international mutual assistance agreements", or is it about "mutual assistance agreements to combat international repression" -- or something else?
Thank you in advance for any help!
"règlements sur l'examen d'officier de police judiciaire, **conventions d'entraide répressive internationale**, code pénitentiaire, etc."
Is this about the regulation of "repressive international mutual assistance agreements", or is it about "mutual assistance agreements to combat international repression" -- or something else?
Thank you in advance for any help!
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international conventions on mutal assistance in criminal matters
We've had "répressif" before, and it doesn't mean "repression", it means crime prevention.
This is their official title, but you could just shorten it to "criminal assistance agreements/conventions".
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It means cooperation between different countries' judicial authorities in bringing criminals to justice, for example through joint police investigations and extradition.
This is their official title, but you could just shorten it to "criminal assistance agreements/conventions".
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It means cooperation between different countries' judicial authorities in bringing criminals to justice, for example through joint police investigations and extradition.
Reference:
http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/Commun/QueVoulezVous.asp?NT=030&CL=ENG
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/law_general/2575489-le_dossier_r%C3%A9pressif.html
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Kévin Bernier
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AllegroTrans
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nweatherdon
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Bertrand Leduc
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Comment: "Thank you! This was a big help. Clearly the key is getting "répressif" right."
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conventions on international mutual assistance in criminal matters
These are conventions on IMAC or international mutual assistance in criminal matters. If you Google IMAC or its full form you will find a lot of links -- which may clarify the term. The earlier definition provided is quite close. Perhaps, you can decide based on the entire document which one is more appropriate.
Note from asker:
| Thank you -- it's tough to choose when there are so many good answers. In this case I will take my cue from the peer feedback, but I will include "IMAC" in the glossary entry. |
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Karen Vincent-Jones (X)
: Agree: "agreements on..." is also possible.
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Yes, you are right. Agreements would be a good, if not a better term! Thanks.
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International conventions on mutual assistance in law enforcement
The broader, more formal term used for the type of mutual assistance agreements described by the source term is “law enforcement.” For example:
http://www.units.muohio.edu/psf/police/docs/OMAA.pdf
http://www.calema.ca.gov/LawEnforcement/Pages/Mutual-Aid.asp...
https://www.ileas.org/main/mutual-aid
It conveys the idea that fighting crime is a combined effort of several different entities within a particular jurisdiction.
http://www.units.muohio.edu/psf/police/docs/OMAA.pdf
http://www.calema.ca.gov/LawEnforcement/Pages/Mutual-Aid.asp...
https://www.ileas.org/main/mutual-aid
It conveys the idea that fighting crime is a combined effort of several different entities within a particular jurisdiction.
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Note from asker:
| Thank you -- this is very helpful. I agree that "law enforcement" would be a good choice, at least for the U.S. The European example (Council of Europe) above does use "criminal matters." I don't know if this represents a consistent preference in usage. |
Discussion
(it's about the only permutation you havne't already tried!)
I don't think 'international assistance' would be described as 'repressive', nor do I think there is any element of 'combatting international repression'.