las leyes mercantiles y de sociedades

English translation: laws governing commerce and corporations

20:24 Nov 23, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Economics
Spanish term or phrase: las leyes mercantiles y de sociedades
AN ILO report on new labor arrangements:


Por esta razón cabe hacerse varias preguntas. ¿Existe en el caso del crowdsourcing una relación laboral? ¿En el futuro primarán las relaciones laborales reguladas por los códigos de trabajo o serán sustituidas por relaciones de prestación de servicios personales, comerciales o mercantiles, reguladas por el Código Civil y las leyes mercantiles y de sociedades?

This is my tentative translation:

A number of questions arise, then. Does crowdsourcing entail a labour relation? Will, in the future, labour relations regulated by labour codes be prevalent or will they be replaced by personal or commercial relations for rendering services regulated by the civil code and by commerce and social laws?

I think "mercantile" is dated in English and not really different from commercial, hence the omission in my translation. I think "de sociedades" might just refer to social norms??

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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 05:45
English translation:laws governing commerce and corporations
Explanation:
Another option.

Merriam-Webster definition of 'commerce':

2 a : the exchange or buying and selling of commodities especially on a large scale and involving transportation from place to place — compare TRADE, TRAFFIC
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Muriel Vasconcellos
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2laws governing commerce and corporations
Muriel Vasconcellos
4the laws on business and companies
Robert Carter
4Commercial and company laws
JohnKelly
4mercantile and corporate law
neilmac
3corporate/business/commercial laws
Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón


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the laws on business and companies


Explanation:
"Mercantil" can refer to business in general (trade, industry), although it can also refer to "companies"; "sociedades" refers more specifically to business structures (corporations, partnerships, etc.). It definitely doesn't mean social norms though.


Robert Carter
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Commercial and company laws


Explanation:
I usually translate "mercantil" as "commerce", and "sociedad" as "company".

JohnKelly
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corporate/business/commercial laws


Explanation:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_law

Juan Arturo Blackmore Zerón
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laws governing commerce and corporations


Explanation:
Another option.

Merriam-Webster definition of 'commerce':

2 a : the exchange or buying and selling of commodities especially on a large scale and involving transportation from place to place — compare TRADE, TRAFFIC

Muriel Vasconcellos
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agree  Analía Quintián
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agree  Adam Dickinson
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neutral  Robert Carter: "Sociedades" doesn't just mean corporations, which is a narrower term than company. The word "company" covers corporations, partnerships, associations, trusts, etc., i.e., sociedades anónimas, civiles, de responsabilidad limitada, etc.
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mercantile and corporate law


Explanation:
The literal translation gets over 2000 hits in a Google search - most of them (if not all) websites for Spanish companies. However, I have always been comfortable with "mercantile" and don't consider it Spanglish.

Example sentence(s):
  • Our office comprises expert professionals and collaborators in Commercial and Mercantile Law who provide the following ...

    https://www.linguee.es/ingles-espanol/traduccion/corporate+and+mercantile+law.html
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