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CLAUSE PRIVATIVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- privative clause
1, record 1, English, privative%20clause
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- clause exorbitante du droit commun
1, record 1, French, clause%20exorbitante%20du%20droit%20commun
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- disposition privative 2, record 1, French, disposition%20privative
correct, feminine noun
- clause privative 3, record 1, French, clause%20privative
feminine noun
- clause restrictive 4, record 1, French, clause%20restrictive
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Courts
- Constitutional Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- privative clause
1, record 2, English, privative%20clause
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Essentially, privative clauses have the effect, at least in theory, of excluding from the jurisdiction of our courts the judicial review of decisions rendered by administrative tribunals. There are, however, various formulae of privative clauses, with each type of clause differing in the extent to which it excludes the jurisdiction of the court. 1, record 2, English, - privative%20clause
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- clause privative
1, record 2, French, clause%20privative
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- disposition privative 2, record 2, French, disposition%20privative
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] dispositions législatives qui font partie d'une loi générale ou spéciale, et dont l'effet juridique est de soustraire de façon plus ou moins complète l'action des divers agents ou organismes administratifs au pouvoir de contrôle judiciaire, par l'exclusion formelle des divers modes d'exercice de ce pouvoir de contrôle. 2, record 2, French, - clause%20privative
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pouvoir des parlements canadiens de créer de semblables tribunaux administratifs et de les nantir de clauses privatives de l'autorité judiciaire ne fait pas de doute. 3, record 2, French, - clause%20privative
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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