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Selvprosederende parter

English translation: pro se (advocating on one's own behalf)

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Norwegian term or phrase:Selvprosederende parter
English translation:pro se (advocating on one's own behalf)
Entered by: Charlesp

17:45 Aug 1, 2012
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Law (general)
Norwegian term or phrase: Selvprosederende parter
saker hvor det er selvprosederende parter
Rosica Dimitrova
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:27
in pro se
Explanation:
in pro se means "advocating on one's own behalf before a court, rather than being represented by a lawyer." In other words, self-representation.
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Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 01:27
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2in pro se
Charlesp
4parties handling litigation on their own
Leif Henriksen
4parties acting as their own attorney/lawyer
Michele Fauble


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
parties handling litigation on their own


Explanation:
Det kan nok varieres med ordstilling etc. - f.eks. doing their own litigation - men dette er det grunnleggende.


    Reference: http://www.unitedstatesprocessserving.com/private-individual...
Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 01:27
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 51
Notes to answerer
Asker: I was wondering weather "self-represented party" can be used...

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
in pro se


Explanation:
in pro se means "advocating on one's own behalf before a court, rather than being represented by a lawyer." In other words, self-representation.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_se_legal_representation
Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 01:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leif Henriksen: Better than my suggestion. And some people think Latin is not alive :) It could also combine with my suggestion, making the full translation something like: Cases in which there are pro se litigants.
6 mins
  -> I agree
agree  Hans Wang: "parties litigating on their own behalf" would work too, if you don't want to use "pro se" in the translation
3 hrs
  -> I agree
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
parties acting as their own attorney/lawyer


Explanation:
The parties have to be prepared to act as their own lawyers.
www.schubertlawoffice.com/3_FamLaw_Process-Options.htm



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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-01 20:56:47 GMT)
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Pro Se Litigants (parties acting as their own attorney, also called pro-pers elsewhere) ...
houston-courts-and-cases.blogspot.com/.../do-it-yourself-in-justice-c...

The Court provides the service of i2File.net to allow litigants, including pro se parties (parties acting as their own attorney) to file electronically.
www.dupageco.org/CourtClerk/36176/


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Note added at 3 hrs (2012-08-01 21:00:17 GMT)
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If you prefer not to use the Latin.

Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 16:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: I agree that this is often expressed as "parties acting as their own attorney" but an "attorney" is someone who is a legal professional, someone acting as their own attorney is not a professional attorney (unless of course they have a fool for an attorney
1 day 11 hrs
  -> thanks
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