From my new book Interpreters and War Crimes (Routledge), I will discuss the issues of individual interpreters’ legal responsibility and ethical choices in unlawful or potentially unlawful acts. Would defences such as “I was just interpreting” and “I had to follow my superior’s order” work for interpreters accused of criminal acts? They did not in the case of British military trials for Japanese war crimes in the aftermath of the Pacific War. Drawing on legal doctrines and ethical concerns, I will explore the implications of the ineffectiveness of such defences for interpreters in current conflict zones. [Go to the full record in the library's catalogue]
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