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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

sala única

English translation:

Sole Chamber

Added to glossary by Joseph Tein
Feb 27, 2011 23:39
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

sala única

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general) litigation
This phrase appears in the name of a court:

"Sala Unica de la Corte Provincial de Justicia de [location]"

I'm proofreading this file and am not happy with the way the translator rendered this: "only court room of the provincial court of justice of ..."

It seems that "sala única" has to mean more than this, but I don't find it anywhere else in any KudoZ questions. What IS a "sala única" and how would we best translate it into English?

Thanks for your help.
Proposed translations (English)
5 +5 Sole Chamber
4 -1 single-judge court (court with single-judge chambers)

Discussion

Sandro Tomasi Feb 28, 2011:
In Ecuador Is a sala única one room or one judge? And does this question really matter if we go with sole chamber?

Aside from that I will not be looking into Einzelkammergericht because I don't speak Portuguese or German and because those legal systems are universes of their own.
Ellen Kraus Feb 28, 2011:
IMO there are no "rooms" involved in which the court uses to "sit" but it is about a "Small or One-Chamber Court" which means a court with limited jurisdiction. I find my comments backed by the KudoZ glossary. pls. see Einzelkammergericht (from Portuguese into German)
SLG Feb 28, 2011:
Agree with Henry That sole chamber would be the formal way of saying "only court room". Sala can be court, but here it is clearly talking about one of the (the only in this case) chambers of the court.
Henry Hinds Feb 28, 2011:
Only court room Yes, Joe, that's pretty weak.
Joseph Tein (asker) Feb 28, 2011:
Ecuador Just to make it clear, and I should have written it into the question as context. This is a South American case, originating in Ecuador.

Thanks again, everybody.
Ellen Kraus Feb 28, 2011:
is the text about a Swiss court ? If so, it could mean (in German at least): Einkammergericht (Gericht mit einer Kammer, gemeint ist in kleiner Besetzung )Unfortunately the English term doesn´t come to my mind at the moment, but unless I´m mistaken, we had the question before from Portuguese into German.
Joseph Tein (asker) Feb 28, 2011:
Thanks to both of you so far! I'm still curious whether "sole/single/only court" has any specific meaning (in Ecuador) other than "there is only one court room here in this court".
lorenab23 Feb 28, 2011:
Can this help? http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/social_science_...
Matthew Fuzzey Feb 27, 2011:
In place of "only" you might want to try sole. It's a little higher register.

Proposed translations

+5
1 hr
Selected

Sole Chamber

Sala Unica de la Corte Provincial de Justicia de...

Sole Chamber of the Provincial Court of Justice of...

We're talking about a "chamber" here; in this case the court has only one, but others can have different chambers hearing different kinds of cases, and each can have more than one judge.
Peer comment(s):
agree Claudia Luque Bedregal : Es lo que pensaba sugerir. Saludos Henry :)
21 mins
Gracias, Claudia.
agree José Manuel Lozano
8 hrs
Gracias, José.
agree AllegroTrans : yes, it means in effect there is only 1 "level" or "area of jurisdiction" in this Court
12 hrs
Gracias, Allegro.
agree Sandro Tomasi
15 hrs
Gracias, Sandro.
agree Ruth Ramsey
1 day 13 hrs
Gracias, Ruth.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "¡You've done it again, maestro! Thanks."
-1
53 mins

single-judge court (court with single-judge chambers)

In case it is not the Swiss "Einkammergericht"
There is a limited jurisdiction sector (sector for Subdistrict Court) in which limited jurisdiction cases are heard and decided in single-judge chambers. ...
www.dutchcivillaw.com/.../judicialsystem022par03.htm

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Note added at 7 Stunden (2011-02-28 07:31:01 GMT)
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owing to Henry´s objection to my reply, I feel I have not sufficiently backed my explanation. Limited jurisdiction is typical of one-chamber courts (i.e. in the procedures of such courts only one judge is involved)
Note from asker:
Thank you very much also for your answer and comments, Ellen.
Peer comment(s):
disagree Henry Hinds : This refers to "chamber", not "judge". A chamber can have multiple judges.
23 mins
that´s exactly what my link says "single judge chamber" court. The courts´sittings may occur in small chambers (with one judge only) or in grand chambers. the latter involves a greater number of judges.
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