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municipal law

German translation: innerstaatliches Recht

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English term or phrase:municipal law
German translation:innerstaatliches Recht
Entered by: Thomas Atzert

15:29 Jan 21, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Public Law
English term or phrase: municipal law
Der Ausdruck wird als eine Art Synonym für "national law" in einem Essay über veränderte Rechtsnormen verwendet.

Eine erklärende Anmerkung des Autors lautet:
I shall follow the convention among jurists and call national law (like the law of France or the state and federal law of the United States) municipal law.
Thomas Atzert
Germany
Local time: 23:12
innerstaatliche Gesetzgebung
Explanation:
is what Dietl/Lorenz suggests for "municipal legislation"

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-01-21 15:37:45 GMT)
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see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_law

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-01-21 15:49:27 GMT)
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Thomas, this is not as confusing as it may seem, the author is simply saying that for the purposes of his article, he is defining "municipal law" as he does. Whether or not my suggested translation is correct is another matter.
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Jonathan MacKerron
Grading comment
Thanks a lot - actually different legal and constitutional traditions generate different concepts.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1Kommunalrecht
silvie mc cullough
2 +1innerstaatliche Gesetzgebung
Jonathan MacKerron


Discussion entries: 12





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
innerstaatliche Gesetzgebung


Explanation:
is what Dietl/Lorenz suggests for "municipal legislation"

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-01-21 15:37:45 GMT)
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see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Municipal_law

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-01-21 15:49:27 GMT)
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Thomas, this is not as confusing as it may seem, the author is simply saying that for the purposes of his article, he is defining "municipal law" as he does. Whether or not my suggested translation is correct is another matter.

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 37
Grading comment
Thanks a lot - actually different legal and constitutional traditions generate different concepts.
Notes to answerer
Asker: "national law" is definitely much easier to translate ;-) ---In der deutschen Jurisprudenz gibt es zwar den Ausdruck "munizipales Recht", der aber augenscheinlich auf (historisches) städtisches Recht bezogen ist.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LegalTrans D: innerstaatliches Recht//Ever found a lawyer that uses easy to understand terms, Jonathan?
16 mins
  -> which corresponds to "national/domestic/internal law" which would have been much easier to translate, had the author used this term
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Kommunalrecht


Explanation:
Innerstaatliches Recht, aber auf kleinerer Ebene.

silvie mc cullough
Germany
Local time: 23:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KARIN ISBELL
1 hr
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