ProZ.com global directory of translation services
 The translation workplace
Ideas
KudoZ home » Spanish to English » Law (general)

vacío legal

English translation: legal vacuum


Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs
(or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:vacío legal
English translation:legal vacuum
Entered by: Harmony
Options:
- Contribute to this entry
- Include in personal glossary

19:30 Jan 25, 2005
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / EIA
Spanish term or phrase: vacío legal
Integración jurídica en caso de vacíos legales en materia ambiental
Ignacia Nieto Melgarejo
Local time: 06:24
legal vacuum
Explanation:
=

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 mins (2005-01-25 19:33:54 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

E-Legislation - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... With the participation of experts from the Arab Region, legislators from Malaysia,
the need for filling the legal vacuum for e-commerce and increase confidence ...
www.itu.int/ITU-D/e-strategy/e-legislation/ - 19k

AxisofLogic/ US Military - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Outsourcing interrogation: the legal vacuum: Not all the reported perpetrators were
actually members of our military and thus not all wore the uniform By Peter ...
www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_7493.shtml

Same-sex marriage in the Yukon Territory, Canada - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... This is a legal vacuum that makes challenges in other provinces and territories
inevitable....The Prime Minister spoke eloquently during the election campaign ...
www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marb28.htm
Selected response from:

Harmony
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5legal vacuum
Harmony
4 +2legal gapsRefugio
4 +1legal limboYasser El Helw
5legal loopholeJane Lamb-Ruiz
5legal gapLeonor González
5gaps in ( ) laws
Henry Hinds
4 +1legal voids/lacunae
GoodWords
4gray area
Daniel Burns


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
vacío legal
gaps in ( ) laws


Explanation:
vacíos legales en materia ambiental = gaps in environmental laws

Henry Hinds
Local time: 04:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4578
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
vacío legal
legal vacuum


Explanation:
=

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 3 mins (2005-01-25 19:33:54 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

E-Legislation - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... With the participation of experts from the Arab Region, legislators from Malaysia,
the need for filling the legal vacuum for e-commerce and increase confidence ...
www.itu.int/ITU-D/e-strategy/e-legislation/ - 19k

AxisofLogic/ US Military - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... Outsourcing interrogation: the legal vacuum: Not all the reported perpetrators were
actually members of our military and thus not all wore the uniform By Peter ...
www.axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_7493.shtml

Same-sex marriage in the Yukon Territory, Canada - [ Traduzca esta página ]
... This is a legal vacuum that makes challenges in other provinces and territories
inevitable....The Prime Minister spoke eloquently during the election campaign ...
www.religioustolerance.org/hom_marb28.htm


Harmony
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Karin Zimmer
1 min
  -> Thank you, Karin !

agree  bigedsenior
7 mins
  -> Thanks a lot, Big Ed !

agree  Xenia Wong
50 mins
  -> Muchas, pero muchas gracias !!!!

agree  claudia16
4 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, cloudy !

agree  Maria Carla Di Giacinti
4 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, Maria Carla !
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vacío legal
legal voids/lacunae


Explanation:
Legal voids. Try searches on "legal lacuna", "legal lacunae", "legal void" and "legal voids" to see if the usage fits your context.

GoodWords
Mexico
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  María Eugenia García: I would certainly use "lacunae"!
13 mins
  -> That was my thought, too, but "void" returns many more hits, so I'm not sure. On the other hand, "lacunae" does fit the context better.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
vacío legal
legal gap


Explanation:
I hope it helps

Leonor González
Local time: 06:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
vacíos legales
legal gaps


Explanation:
another option

Medicina e Morale: 1999, 4 - Ascani - Translate this page
... of the claim, define the scope of the monopoly, and provide a legl frame to settle potential conflicts ... In any case, the ***legal gaps*** left by an incomplete bioethics legal ...
www.centrobioetica.org/med-morale/mm_abst/99-4/ascani.html - 7k - Cached - More from this site

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2005-01-25 19:36:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

a legal vacuum would be a total lack of laws in that area, whereas legal gaps implies incomplete coverage of issues which may arise

Refugio
Local time: 03:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 118

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claudia Martel: También legal loopholes, según Mazzucco.
12 mins
  -> Good one also, thanks Claudia

agree  Sandra Cifuentes Dowling
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sandra
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
vacío legal
legal limbo


Explanation:
BBC NEWS | UK | Tsunami families in 'legal limbo'Officials investigate the plight of Britons left in legal limbo after their relatives went missing in the Asian tsunami. ... Tsunami families in 'legal limbo'. ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4177235.stm - 42k - 23 Jan 2005 - Cached - Similar pages


BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Legal limbo of Guantanamo's ...Legal limbo of Guantanamo's prisoners. By Monica Whitlock BBC correspondent in Kabul. With the arrival of 30 new detainees at Guantanamo ...
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3034697.stm - 43k - Cached - Similar pages
[ More results from news.bbc.co.uk ]


New York Blade OnlineMatt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, said many gay families now live in ‘legal limbo’ after ballot measures banning ...
www.nyblade.com/2004/12-3/news/national/limbo.cfm - 20k - Cached - Similar pages


Transgender In Thailand : In Legal LimboIn Legal Limbo: Thailand, Transgendered Men, and the Law By Andrew Matzner. Introduction. A number of Western writers have commented ...
home.att.net/~leela2/inlegallimbo.htm - 24k - Cached - Similar pages


CNN.com - Same-sex newlyweds in legal limbo - Feb. 19, 2004Looming court battles to stop same-sex marriage have put the more than 2800 gay and lesbian couples who wed in San Francisco in legal limbo. ...
www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/02/18/samesex.marriage/ - 53k - Cached - Similar pages



Yasser El Helw
Local time: 11:24
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Lamb-Ruiz: LIMBO yes
30 mins
  -> Thanks Jane.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
vacío legal
gray area


Explanation:
One more option.

Daniel Burns
Local time: 05:24
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 27
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
vacío legal
legal loophole


Explanation:
for existing legislation...one's says are loopholes in an existing law....

legal limbo is when there is NO LAW

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 672
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)




Return to KudoZ list


KudoZ™ translation help
The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.



See also: