ABSTRACT

This chapter explores the skills involved in translating a judgment based on the study of a transsexual wedding case. This section first points out the value of studying this topic since the implementation of legal bilingualism in Hong Kong in 1987. It then discusses the laws of marriage, the legal implications that sex and gender have in relation to the definition of marriage, and the relevant leading cases. All this background knowledge is important for a translator before s/he can translate the judgment concerned accurately.