Legal texts, more than other types of texts are culturally marked. It reflects the complexity of a society, which institutions and vocabulary are the expression of a secular culture. This article presents the difficulties of translating a legal text marked by a historical contents and traditions. The legal translation distinguishes from other types of translation by its restricting nature which is imposed by the legal norm. Translating legal texts means recognizing the juridical and linguistic elements that modified the legal norm and transport them into another language and culture.

Les traductions enrichissent le vocabulaire littéraire d’un peuple, elles approchent les cultures. Le présent article veut élucider le problème de la traduction juridique et notamment des termes juridiques marqués culturellement, les difficultés qui peuvent survenir lors de ce type de traduction, car derrière un terme juridique se cache une entière culture juridique.