Understanding Refugee Stories: Lawyers, Interpreters, and Refugee Claims in Canada

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dc.contributor.authorActon, Tess
dc.contributor.supervisorGalloway, J. Donald C.
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-28T17:40:02Z
dc.date.available2016-06-12T11:22:08Z
dc.date.copyright2015en_US
dc.date.issued2015-05-28
dc.degree.departmentFaculty of Lawen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Laws LL.Men_US
dc.description.abstractThe interpreter is overlooked when considering the refugee claim process in Canada, even though refugee lawyers most often work with interpreters to understand their clients. Through qualitative interviews with refugee lawyers, this thesis aims to better understand how interpreters affect the lawyer-client dynamic. Tension surrounding the appropriate role of the interpreter, the complexity of communicating through interpreters, and interpreters’ effects on lawyer-client relationships emerged as themes and are explored with reference to the existing interpretation studies literature. The author proposes that an updated lawyer-interpreter-client relationships framework is necessary to fully encompass the realities of these complex relationships, and offers suggestions for best practices to ensure lawyers, interpreters, and clients maintain productive relationships.en_US
dc.description.proquestcode0398en_US
dc.description.proquestemailactontess@gmail.comen_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/6213
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.5/ca/*
dc.subjectLawen_US
dc.subjectRefugee Studiesen_US
dc.subjectInterpretation Studiesen_US
dc.subjectLegal Practiceen_US
dc.subjectLawyer-Client Relationshipsen_US
dc.subjectIntercultural Communicationen_US
dc.subjectLanguageen_US
dc.titleUnderstanding Refugee Stories: Lawyers, Interpreters, and Refugee Claims in Canadaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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