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CONTRACT TREATY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Treaties and Conventions
- International Laws and Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contract-treaty
1, record 1, English, contract%2Dtreaty
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- contract treaty 2, record 1, English, contract%20treaty
correct
- treaty-contract 3, record 1, English, treaty%2Dcontract
correct
- contractual treaty 4, record 1, English, contractual%20treaty
correct
- ordinary treaty 5, record 1, English, ordinary%20treaty
- non-lawmaking treaty 5, record 1, English, non%2Dlawmaking%20treaty
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "contract-treaties", i.e. treaties which resemble contracts (for instance, a treaty whereby one state agrees to lend a certain sum of money to another state) are not sources of law, but merely legal transactions. 1, record 1, English, - contract%2Dtreaty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ordinary treaty: See entry no 3977 in ELREL. 6, record 1, English, - contract%2Dtreaty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
non-lawmaking treaty: See entry no 3977 in ELREL. 6, record 1, English, - contract%2Dtreaty
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 7, record 1, English, - contract%2Dtreaty
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Traités et alliances
- Lois et documents juridiques internationaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- traité-contrat
1, record 1, French, trait%C3%A9%2Dcontrat
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Par opposition à traité-loi], traité générateur de situations juridiques subjectives, les contractants stipulant des prestations réciproques comme dans un contrat privé. 1, record 1, French, - trait%C3%A9%2Dcontrat
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduit de la Liste provisoire de termes juridiques se rapportant aux travaux de la Commission du droit international avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 1, French, - trait%C3%A9%2Dcontrat
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tratados y convenios
- Leyes y documentos jurídicos internacionales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tratado contrato
1, record 1, Spanish, tratado%20contrato
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tratado%20contrato
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