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PRETENTION ETABLIE PRIMA FACIE [1 record]

Record 1 2001-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

A litigating party is said to have a prima facie case when the evidence is his favour is sufficiently strong for his opponent to be called on to answer it. A prima facie case, then, is one which is established by sufficient evidence, and can be overthrown only by rebutting evidence, adduced on the other side.

OBS

prima facie case: Expression and context reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Droits et libertés

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho probatorio
  • Derechos y Libertades
CONT

El informe de Abrams y Ratner llega a la conclusión de que «hay un caso prima facie de que el Kmer Rojo cometió genocidio, crímenes contra la humanidad y crímenes de guerra».

OBS

Las expresiones «indicio de delito» e «indicio racional de criminalidad» son usualmente empleadas en su forma plural.

OBS

indicio de delito; indicio racional de criminalidad: Expresiones reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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