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LEGAL TRADITION [1 record]

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Record 1 2005-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
DEF

... a set of deeply rooted, historically conditioned attitudes about the nature of law, about the role of law in the society and the polity, about the proper organization and operation of a legal system, and about the way law is or should be made, applied, studied, perfected, and taught.

CONT

A legal tradition is ... the general culture underlying a family of similar legal systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
CONT

Héritier d'une tradition juridique à la fois française et britannique, le droit canadien repose sur deux systèmes différents, le droit civil et la Common law.

CONT

[...] le caractère sacré de la vie est un principe fondamental sur lequel repose une bonne partie de notre tradition juridique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Régimen jurídico
OBS

tradición jurídica: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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