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INTERNATIONAL LEGAL DEFINITION [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

Notions of childhood are defined by local legal and customary standards and practices and often do not parallel international legal definitions or the age-based restrictions used by some United Nations agencies or international non-governmental organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

L'enfance est une notion définie par les normes et pratiques juridiques et coutumières locales, et cette définition ne concorde pas toujours avec les définitions juridiques internationales ou avec les limites d'âge employées par certaines institutions spécialisées de l'ONU ou par des organismes non gouvernementaux internationaux.

Spanish

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