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AbstractConference interpreting as a profession was born at the end of the First World War. Practised first by a small number of extraordinary consecutive interpreters, its development and spread worldwide came with the breakthrough of the technique of simultaneous interpretation at the Nuremberg Process and in the United Nations. The training of the interpreters, their working conditions, the first attempts to organize the profession are described with a flourish of anecdotes and historic memories by the author whose career as an interpreter started in 1948.
Keywords: interprétation de conférence, interprétation simultanée, formation et conditions de travail, précurseurs de l'organisation professionnelle, anecdotes historiques
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ABSTRACTThis article examines ethnic and religious factors in the early history of children's rights. It is an analysis of the activities of the Child Protection Committee of the League of Nations, focusing on an inquiry about children at-risk undertaken for the League between 1928 and 1933 by a French Catholic analyst. Seven countries, including Canada, were included in the inquiry. Ethnic and religious differences frequently underpinned the actions of Canadians with respect to the League, and at certain moments international tensions contributed to an exacerbation of prejudices coming from Canada. A mapping of the international networks involved in children's policy shows them to have been deeply divided by cultural cleavages. At the same time, however, under certain circumstances, co-operation in accordance with pacifist ideals did
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The preservation of salaried worker's interest in failing businesses appears today to be a primary concern in French law. The Act promulgated on March 1, 1984 respecting the prevention and private settlement of business difficulties and especially the Act promulgated on January 25 relating to the recovery and winding-up of businesses have done much to improve the lot of salaried workers. From now on, they are not merely considered as claimants, but also as being entitled to employment. The preservation of employment appears to be an essential objective. In this respect, an important part is given to the elected representatives of the personnel who must not only be kept informed, but must be associated with proceedings so as to remain capable of bringing their point of view to bear upon decision-making instances. Likewise, the law did not seek to allow inevitable layoffs. Thus, it limits the right to lay workers off by submitting it to prior judicial authorization. The preservation of salaried worker's claims has not been forgotten. Recent provisions reinforce the salaried worker's position. On the one hand, they attempt to settle the problem of the determination of claims with the appointment of a representative of salaried workers along with the claimants' representative. On the other, they intend on making the payment of salarial claims easier by simplifying formalities and by extending the score of the insurance that was implemented in 1973 against the risk of non-payment of salaries.
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