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APPEALS TRIBUNAL [2 records]

Record 1 2017-08-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
DEF

A court with jurisdiction to review decisions of lower courts or administrative agencies.

CONT

The Supreme Court of Canada is the final court of appeal in Canada.

OBS

Appeal ... (Law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgement or the granting of a new trial.

Key term(s)
  • appeals tribunal
  • appeals court

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
OBS

tribunal d'appel : terme recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile.

OBS

[...] le bon usage de la langue juridique contemporaine demanderait que l'on réserve «cour» aux juridictions supérieures (et aux juges siégeant en audience : «la Cour») et «tribunal», en tant que générique, à l'ensemble des juridictions : les tribunaux du Québec ou du Canada. Traduire «courts» et «courts and tribunals» par le générique «tribunaux». Distinguer, toutefois, «trial court» (tribunal de première instance) de «appeal court» (cour d'appel).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tribunales
OBS

tribunal de apelación; tribunal de segunda instancia: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 1997-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
OBS

"Appeals Tribunal" means the Appeals Tribunal established under the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission Act.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens

Spanish

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