ABSTRACT
Chapters 2 and 3 discussed in general the characteristics and features that make an occupational activity a profession and focused on interpreting and translating in particular. e special skills and knowledge possessed by professionals give them a certain level of power over their clients. is power can potentially be abused to the disadvantage of the clients, creating a need to regulate these special skills and knowledge and to reassure users of these services. is is usually done through setting minimum standards for a particular profession. is chapter, therefore, examines the signicance of these standards for a profession. A code of ethics for a specic profession normally covers the core activities unique to the profession, whereas a code of conduct can include the more generic issues that are applicable in many professional elds. Although not all professions delineate clearly their codes of ethics and conduct this way, and some may have one covering both areas, we opt for discussing the two separately in this chapter for the purpose of clarity.
