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Record 1 2014-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Law
  • Collective Agreements and Bargaining
  • Social Law
CONT

In some contexts, courts have held that actions in conformity with a prevailing social norm meet, as a matter of law, the standard of reasonable care (the per se rule).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit du travail
  • Conventions collectives et négociations
  • Droit social
CONT

On s'est rendu compte que le problème est bien plus complexe : des clauses anti-discrimination sont nécessaires mais elles ne sont certainement pas suffisantes; par ailleurs, le processus visant à niveler la société conformément à la norme sociale existante [...]

Spanish

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