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arrêt faisant autorité [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Legal System
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leading case
1, record 1, English, leading%20case
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- land mark decision 2, record 1, English, land%20mark%20decision
correct
- leading decision 3, record 1, English, leading%20decision
correct
- land mark 4, record 1, English, land%20mark
- bench mark decision 5, record 1, English, bench%20mark%20decision
- leading judgment 6, record 1, English, leading%20judgment
- land-mark ruling 6, record 1, English, land%2Dmark%20ruling
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A judicial decision always regarded as the chief precedent or judicial statement on a particular point. 7, record 1, English, - leading%20case
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
leading case: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 8, record 1, English, - leading%20case
Record 1, Key term(s)
- leading judgement
- landmark ruling
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- décision de principe
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9cision%20de%20principe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arrêt-clé 2, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%2Dcl%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- arrêt de principe 3, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20de%20principe
correct, masculine noun
- arrêt faisant jurisprudence 2, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20faisant%20jurisprudence
correct, masculine noun
- cause faisant jurisprudence 2, record 1, French, cause%20faisant%20jurisprudence
correct, feminine noun
- jugement de principe 2, record 1, French, jugement%20de%20principe
correct, masculine noun
- cause type 4, record 1, French, cause%20type
correct, feminine noun
- arrêt fondamental 5, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20fondamental
masculine noun
- arrêt faisant autorité 6, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20faisant%20autorit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- décision charnière 6, record 1, French, d%C3%A9cision%20charni%C3%A8re
feminine noun
- décision créant un précédent 7, record 1, French, d%C3%A9cision%20cr%C3%A9ant%20un%20pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cause qui fait jurisprudence. 8, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9cision%20de%20principe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Régimen jurídico
- Derecho constitucional
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asunto que sienta jurisprudencia
1, record 1, Spanish, asunto%20que%20sienta%20jurisprudencia
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
asunto que sienta jurisprudencia: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - asunto%20que%20sienta%20jurisprudencia
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-01-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seminal judgment 1, record 2, English, seminal%20judgment
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- arrêt charnière
1, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20charni%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- arrêt faisant autorité 1, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20faisant%20autorit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- arrêt de principe 1, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20de%20principe
masculine noun
- arrêt fondamental 1, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20fondamental
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Chaulk, [1990] 3 R.C.S. [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada] 1303, à la p. 1347; McKinlay, [1990] 1 R.C.S. 627, à la p. 640; R. c. D., [1989] 2 R.C.S. 111, à la p. 121; Thomson, [1990] 1 R.C.S. 425, à la p. 613; Lexique de la Cour suprême. 1, record 2, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20charni%C3%A8re
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-03-04
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- seminal case 1, record 3, English, seminal%20case
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- arrêt faisant autorité
1, record 3, French, arr%C3%AAt%20faisant%20autorit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : R. c. McKinlay Transport, (1990) 1 R.C.S. 627, p. 640. 1, record 3, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20faisant%20autorit%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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