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(gozado de un) amplio desarrollo legislativo y jurídico internacional (wording)

English translation: legislative and legal development internationally

11:49 Sep 19, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop
Spanish term or phrase: (gozado de un) amplio desarrollo legislativo y jurídico internacional (wording)
Morning all!

I suppose I just didn't get enough sleep last night.

Having trouble putting this together, especially the "desarrollo legislativo y jurídico internacional" bit.

For the time being I have "enjoyed broad international legislative and juridical/judicial development", but it's rather word-for-word and I find it sounds a bit clumsy; the "international" looks out of place, I'm not whether to use "juridical" "judicial" or some other term, ditto for "legislative".

Feel free to drop the "enjoyment" part if you feel it makes for better reading.

Context:

"Mientras los derechos civiles y políticos han gozado de un amplio desarrollo legislativo y jurídico internacional, el ámbito de los derechos económicos, sociales y culturales (DESC) no ha seguido esta trayectoria."

TIA,

Álvaro

P.S. Henry, if you feel you need more context, feel free to ask!! ;O) ;O) ;O)
moken
Local time: 07:31
English translation:legislative and legal development internationally
Explanation:
It's rather a long sentence .... I think splitting it might help.

"Civil and political rights have undergone extensive legislative and legal development internationally; however, ..... "

Or "... have benefited from extensive ...."

I really like Jackie's "the same cannot be said of ... , which ... ".
Although It does make things even wordier, you could put a stop after internationally and then the 2nd sentence would start "The same ...".
Selected response from:

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 08:31
Grading comment
Thank you so much! :O) :O)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4While there has been …
Jackie Bowman
4 +1legislative and legal development internationally
Cinnamon Nolan
4(having) broadly based international legislative and legal development
Michael Powers (PhD)
4While international legislative-legal development has proceeded very nicely in the case of ...
Bubo Coroman (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(having) broadly based international legislative and legal development


Explanation:
Oreallana. Glosario internacional del traductor.

Mike :)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
While there has been …


Explanation:
… much legislative and juridical development in the field of civil and political rights, the same cannot be said of …


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Note added at 15 mins (2007-09-19 12:04:44 GMT)
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Sorry. Omitted the "international". Perhaps insert before "legislative".

Jackie Bowman
Local time: 02:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcelo Silveyra: I like this the best out of the two options so far...it's worded pretty elegantly
6 mins
  -> Gracias M
agree  Mariela Herbes
30 mins
  -> Cheers M
agree  John Rawlins
30 mins
  -> Thanks J
agree  Cinnamon Nolan: "Wide" instead of "much", and "internationally" after "rights".
5 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Cinnamon. Definitely with you on the placement of "internationally". Very good suggestion.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
legislative and legal development internationally


Explanation:
It's rather a long sentence .... I think splitting it might help.

"Civil and political rights have undergone extensive legislative and legal development internationally; however, ..... "

Or "... have benefited from extensive ...."

I really like Jackie's "the same cannot be said of ... , which ... ".
Although It does make things even wordier, you could put a stop after internationally and then the 2nd sentence would start "The same ...".

Cinnamon Nolan
Spain
Local time: 08:31
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thank you so much! :O) :O)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jackie Bowman: Yes, 100%. Your last suggestion is the solution. Split it and start anew with "The same cannot .." (still hear my O-level English teacher insisting that you can't start a sentence or clause with "however". Warped a generation, but I can't get past it).
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Jackie. Do remember, however, that rules DO change over time. ;-> (See usage note at http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/however.)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
While international legislative-legal development has proceeded very nicely in the case of ...


Explanation:
... civil and political rights, this has not been so with economic, social and cultural ones.

What a sentence ...

Bubo Coroman (X)
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 146
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