Problems of Translation of Legal Terminology from Korean into Russian

Abstract

The Russian Federation is currently maintaining economic relations with the Republic of Korea, which is confi rmed by the statistics cited in the article. Various treaties and agreements have been concluded between the two countries, resulting in the need to translate texts containing legal terms from Korean into Russian. In this article the major research methods consist in reviewing and summarizing the fi ndings of modern specialist literature in the fi eld of the theory of translation of legal texts and legal terminology. Building on of analysis of normative legal acts of the Republic of Korea, the comparison of several variants of translation of one and the same word from Korean into Russian could be implemented. The induction method will contribute to the analysis of different aspects of translation problems in legal terminology from Korean into Russian. The author analyzes the specifi cs of the Korean legal system and its differences from the Russian one, which is one of the main reasons for translation diffi culties. In addition, the article discusses the role of cultural context in understanding legal terms and its infl uence on the accuracy of translation. The research is concluded via identifying the problems in this area suggesting practical recommendations for translators working with Korean and Russian legal terminology. The importance of executing an effi cient translation of legal terminology from Korean into Russian is highlighted. The academic novelty of the article consists in identifying the need of compiling a Russian-Korean, and a Korean-Russian professional thesaurus. The research fi ndings could contribute to the development of theoretical and practical perspectives of legal translation / interpreting.