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CASELAW [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- caselaw
1, record 1, English, caselaw
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- case-law 2, record 1, English, case%2Dlaw
correct
- case law 3, record 1, English, case%20law
correct, see observation
- jurisprudence 4, record 1, English, jurisprudence
correct, see observation, less frequent
- decisional law 5, record 1, English, decisional%20law
correct
- cases 6, record 1, English, cases
plural
- adjudicative law 2, record 1, English, adjudicative%20law
correct
- organic law 2, record 1, English, organic%20law
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In French law "la jurisprudence" means the course of decisions, the body of case-law on a topic, and this usage is sometimes also found in English law. 7, record 1, English, - caselaw
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
case law; jurisprudence: terms reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 8, record 1, English, - caselaw
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- jurisprudence
1, record 1, French, jurisprudence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- droit jurisprudentiel 2, record 1, French, droit%20jurisprudentiel
correct, masculine noun
- droit prétorien 3, record 1, French, droit%20pr%C3%A9torien
correct, masculine noun, obsolete
- jurisprudence prétorienne 4, record 1, French, jurisprudence%20pr%C3%A9torienne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] l'ensemble des décisions rendues par les tribunaux sur une même question ou sur des questions analogues. La loi ne peut prévoir toutes les difficultés que son application pourra soulever. Elle se borne à poser des règles générales. Il appartient aux tribunaux de donner à chaque cas particulier la solution qu'ils jugent la plus conforme à ces règles générales [...] 5, record 1, French, - jurisprudence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- jurisprudencia
1, record 1, Spanish, jurisprudencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- derecho jurisprudencial 2, record 1, Spanish, derecho%20jurisprudencial
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- precedente 2, record 1, Spanish, precedente
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- derecho de creación judicial 2, record 1, Spanish, derecho%20de%20creaci%C3%B3n%20judicial
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conjunto de principios constitutivos de fuente de derechos basados en resoluciones o sentencias judiciales, normalmente del Tribunal Supremo. 3, record 1, Spanish, - jurisprudencia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
derecho de creación judicial: Históricamente han sido los jueces [...] los que mayor influencia han ejercido en la creación y la sistematización del Derecho inglés, ya que eran ellos mismos los que lo confeccionaban con las decisiones que tomaban al dictar sentencia, dentro de lo que se conoce como common law. Este derecho, también llamado "Derecho judicial o de los jueces" [...], está todavía vigente y, en muchas cuestiones, es más influyente que el derecho legislado, pese a la gran capacidad legislativa del Parlamento británico. 2, record 1, Spanish, - jurisprudencia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
derecho de creación judicial; derecho jurisprudencial; precedente: Expresiones y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 4, record 1, Spanish, - jurisprudencia
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
precedente: Usualmente este término se lo emplea en la forma plural (precedentes). 4, record 1, Spanish, - jurisprudencia
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