Legal Knowledge for Court Interpreters I, 5 cr

The course unit covers the basic principles of Finnish society and the Finnish legal system that are important when working as a court interpreter: the central principles of public authorities; the central principles, phases, actors, and concepts of Finnish criminal and civil procedure; the administration and operatio of the police force; the phases, actors, and contents of preliminary investigation of a criminal case; the central points of Finnish immigration policy; the structures of immigration administration, and refugee and asylum seeker reception systems; and the phases, stakeholders, and contents of immigration services.