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最高裁平六（ォ）七九九号

English translation: Supreme court 1994(o) No. 799

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Japanese term or phrase:最高裁平六（ォ）七九九号
English translation:Supreme court 1994(o) No. 799
Entered by: conejo

19:51 Jan 8, 2005
Japanese to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
Japanese term or phrase: 最高裁平六（ォ）七九九号
This text lists various cases in this format, with different katakana letters in the middle (ネ, ワ, etc.）. I want to verify 2 things:

1) The format of how this should be translated:

Supreme Court H6(o) No. 799, or
Supreme Court 1994(o) No. 799, or some other format.

2) That the katakana letters are just letters for identificatin purposes like A, B, C, etc., or if they are an abbreviation for something else.

Thank you.
conejo
United States
Local time: 11:19
Legal method of classification
Explanation:
To answer your questions:
1) I beleive either is correct. Whether you use Japanese Era of Heisei or Western AD method is up to your client. Nonetheless the English audience may not understand Japanese Era of Heisei or Showa. Given that into consideration AD would be a better practice.
Your source term is how Japanese S-Court classifes each case for identification, so it can be referred to as a precedent in many trials thereafter.
Equivalent US Supreme Court cases are classified like:
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937);
Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 (1982), etc., etc.
Again, it is a method of classification for identification.
2) I believe the answer is your former. Not an abbreviation for something else. Though it might be, then there must be some similar cases before.
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humbird
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4Legal method of classification
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3Do you think they could be some reference numbers for footnotes?
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最高裁平六（ォ）七九九号
Do you think they could be some reference numbers for footnotes?


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最高裁平六（ォ）七九九号
Legal method of classification


Explanation:
To answer your questions:
1) I beleive either is correct. Whether you use Japanese Era of Heisei or Western AD method is up to your client. Nonetheless the English audience may not understand Japanese Era of Heisei or Showa. Given that into consideration AD would be a better practice.
Your source term is how Japanese S-Court classifes each case for identification, so it can be referred to as a precedent in many trials thereafter.
Equivalent US Supreme Court cases are classified like:
Steward Machine Co. v. Davis, 301 U.S. 548 (1937);
Nixon v. Fitzgerald, 457 (1982), etc., etc.
Again, it is a method of classification for identification.
2) I believe the answer is your former. Not an abbreviation for something else. Though it might be, then there must be some similar cases before.

humbird
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