https://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/law-general/2460598-segunda-instancia.html
This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
patín de fin de carrera y tope mecánico inferior
coadyuvar privativamente
Mar 7, 2008 11:37
16 yrs ago
64 viewers *
Spanish term

segunda instancia

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
I am proofing a job in which "segunda instancia" is translated as "first appeal". I can see the logc of this is the "first instance" is the actual first hearing of the case and the "second" would be the first apeal. Does this make sense? Could any kind person confirm this for me ?
Proposed translations (English)
4 appeal
4 +6 second instance

Discussion

jacana54 (X) Mar 7, 2008:
In other words, I think the logic you mention does make sense.
In some legal systems certain types of cases can have two appeals (i.e. a total of three instances).
jacana54 (X) Mar 7, 2008:
***(sigue aquí el comentario a Antonio): "from an appellate decision of the High Court a further appeal lies to the Court of Appeal in most types of case" . I hope these 3 quotes are useful, Giles :)

Proposed translations

21 mins
Selected

appeal

Diccionario de términos jurídicos, Alcaraz Váro
Something went wrong...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks"
+6
9 mins

second instance

En este libro aparece, al comienzo del capítulo II ("The Tribunal of Second Instance"), si bien referido a canon law.

Creo que second instance equivale a first appeal, pero veo más la primera expresión que la segunda.

Por ejmeplo, en las Comunidades Europeas:

European Commission - European Judicial Network - Organisation of ...
An appeal on points of fact and law goes in the second instance to the Higher Regional Court. In particularly important cases concerning legal issues of ...
ec.europa.eu/civiljustice/org_justice/org_justice_aus_en.htm


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 12 minutos (2008-03-07 11:49:55 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Perdón, olvidé poner la referencia del libro:

Title: New Commentary on the Code of Canon Law
by John P. Beal, James A. Coriden, Thomas Joseph Green
Year 2000. 1952 pages
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=JKgZEjvB5cEC&pg=RA5-PA163...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 14 minutos (2008-03-07 11:52:07 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Ya sé que no se puede uno fiar de Google, pero a veces es indicativo de la frecuencia de uso:

Resultados 1 - 10 de aproximadamente 6,480 de "court of first appeal". (0.48 segundos)
Resultados 1 - 10 de aproximadamente 19,300 de "court of second instance". (0.26 segundos)
Peer comment(s):
agree Clifford Schisler
10 mins
Thanks!
agree jacana54 (X) : General Principles of Law, clive Newton. "from a judge´s decision there is in general a right of appeal to the Court of Appeal..." "Appeals from a first instance decision of the High Court normally lies to the Court of Appeal." *** (sigue arriba)
33 mins
Gracias por la detallada explicación, la cita y tu comentario valioso. De Google no nos podemos fiar siempre, pero de tí sí.
agree Victoria Porter-Burns :
2 hrs
Gracias, Victoria.
agree JPMedicalTrans
4 hrs
Thanks!
agree Liz Freudenberger
8 hrs
Thanks!
agree Nelida Kreer : First appeal sounds good and makes sense, but so does "second instance". The "third appeal" Lucia is talking about refers to the appeal to a court of last resort, or Corte de Casación [in France], Suprema Corte de Justicia here in Uruguay, etc.
17 hrs
Right! Thank you.
Something went wrong...