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breach of statutory duty [2 records]

Record 1 2016-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

violation d'obligation d'origine législative : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

Professor Glanville Williams has argued that "judges have created the tort of breach of statutory duty partly because they have thought the criminal sanction provided by the statute to be insufficient".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
CONT

Le professeur Glanville Williams a soutenu que «les juges ont élaboré la règle suivant laquelle la violation d'un devoir légal engage la responsabilité de son auteur, en partie du moins, parce qu'ils étaient d'avis que la sanction pénale prévue par la loi était insuffisante».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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