Tag: translation

A non Italian speaking defendant who complains about the violation of his translation rights, and particularly the fat that a conviction has not been translated, cannot simply “complain about the omission , but he has the burden of indicating the existence of a concrete, current and verifiable interest in the appeal, the mere allegation of an abstract or potential prejudice not being relevant in this sense.

Establishing lower rate form the 3rd hour on (from 7 euros / hor to 3 euros / hour) violates the principle of reasonableness (Article 3 of the Italian Constitution): underfunding and inadequate compensation for interpreters in criminal trials jeopardize the right to a fair hearing for non-Italian-speaking defendants. 

Actual poor quality of the interpretation depends on the very modest amount provided by the Italian legislation for the remuneration of interpreters: Florence court raises request for a preliminary ruling…

The order of personal pre-trial detention issued against a non Italian speaking defendant or suspect, where - it is known before issuing the pretraial detention order by Italian judiciary that the…

Case file translatoin for non Italian speaking defendants is unncessary if there is a trial waiver.