Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
Selvprosederende parter
English translation:
pro se (advocating on one's own behalf)
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Aug 1, 2012 17:45
11 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
Selvprosederende parter
Norwegian to English
Other
Law (general)
saker hvor det er selvprosederende parter
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | in pro se |
Charlesp
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| 4 | parties handling litigation on their own |
Leif Henriksen
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| 4 | parties acting as their own attorney/lawyer |
Michele Fauble
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Change log
Aug 22, 2012 12:50: Charlesp changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/79555">Rosica Dimitrova's</a> old entry - "Selvprosederende parter "" to ""in pro se""
Proposed translations
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in pro se
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.
Peer comment(s):
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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.
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Hans Wang
: "parties litigating on their own behalf" would work too, if you don't want to use "pro se" in the translation
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Leif Henriksen
Norway
Norway
Native in Norwegian
Norway
Experienced - accurate - on time
Native in: Norwegian 
, Norwegian (Bokmal)
Works in: English to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, English to Norwegian (Bokmal), and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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parties handling litigation on their own
Det kan nok varieres med ordstilling etc. - f.eks. doing their own litigation - men dette er det grunnleggende.
Note from asker:
| I was wondering weather "self-represented party" can be used... |
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Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Native English
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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parties acting as their own attorney/lawyer
The parties have to be prepared to act as their own lawyers.
www.schubertlawoffice.com/3_FamLaw_Process-Options.htm
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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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If you prefer not to use the Latin.
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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If you prefer not to use the Latin.
Peer comment(s):
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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
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Discussion
Maybe, I will not say for sure. It has a touch of a Norwinglish sound to my ears, but I am sure one of our native English friends can advise on this.