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JUDICIAL DISCRETION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- judicial discretion
1, record 1, English, judicial%20discretion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The power the law gives the Court or a judge to choose among two or more alternatives, each being lawful. 2, record 1, English, - judicial%20discretion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[A] legal condition in which the judge has the freedom to choose among a number of options ... Where judicial discretion exists, it is as though the law were saying: I have determined the contents of the legal norm up to this point. From here on, it is for you, the judge, to determine the contents of the legal norm for I, the legal system, am not able to tell you which solution to choose. 2, record 1, English, - judicial%20discretion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- discrétion judiciaire
1, record 1, French, discr%C3%A9tion%20judiciaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pouvoir discrétionnaire donnant l'autorité à un juge de décider ou de rendre son jugement sur une affaire qui lui a été soumise par les parties en suivant les normes et les principes du système judiciaire. 2, record 1, French, - discr%C3%A9tion%20judiciaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tribunales
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- capacidad decisoria del juez
1, record 1, Spanish, capacidad%20decisoria%20del%20juez
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- judicial discretion
1, record 2, English, judicial%20discretion
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Power residing in the Court, of deciding a question where latitude of judgment is allowed. (Curzon, p. 103) 1, record 2, English, - judicial%20discretion
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pouvoir judiciaire discrétionnaire
1, record 2, French, pouvoir%20judiciaire%20discr%C3%A9tionnaire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pouvoir judiciaire discrétionnaire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l’administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - pouvoir%20judiciaire%20discr%C3%A9tionnaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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