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Record 1 2014-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aboriginal Law
  • Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
CONT

Comprehensive claims deal with the unfinished business of treaty-making in Canada. These claims generally arise in areas of Canada where Aboriginal land rights have not been dealt with by treaty or through other legal means.

OBS

Aboriginal land right: term usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • Aboriginal land rights

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit autochtone
  • Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
CONT

Les revendications globales portent sur des affaires non réglées dans des traités canadiens. Elles touchent généralement des régions du pays où les droits fonciers des Autochtones n'ont pas été définis par un traité ou une autre mesure juridique.

OBS

droit foncier des Autochtones : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • droits fonciers des Autochtones

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
  • The Executive (Constitutional Law)
OBS

prerogative of mercy: The exercise of the royal prerogative to pardon a convicted criminal or to grant a reprieve and commutation of sentence ...

PHR

extend the royal mercy

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
  • Pouvoir exécutif (Droit constitutionnel)
OBS

grâce : Mesure de clémence par laquelle [...] soustrait en tout ou en partie un condamné à l'exécution de la peine prononcée contre lui [...] ou substitue à cette peine une peine plus douce [...]

OBS

mercy = grâce

PHR

accorder la clémence royale

Spanish

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