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DROIT INDEPENDANT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- right in gross
1, record 1, English, right%20in%20gross
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(A) right in gross (is a) right that exists on its own, independent of all other rights; a right not appendant to or otherwise annexed to land. (Yogis, Canadian Law Dictionary, 1983, p. 190) 1, record 1, English, - right%20in%20gross
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit indépendant
1, record 1, French, droit%20ind%C3%A9pendant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit indépendant : 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 1, French, - droit%20ind%C3%A9pendant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free-standing right
1, record 2, English, free%2Dstanding%20right
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Court of Appeal also referred to the unwritten constitutional principle of the protection of minorities, which can be used as an aid to interpretation. It stressed that this unwritten principle can be important for the purposes of interpreting an existing constitutional text. However, the Court cautioned against any use of the principle to establish a free-standing right unrelated to a specific provision in the Constitution ... 1, record 2, English, - free%2Dstanding%20right
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit indépendant
1, record 2, French, droit%20ind%C3%A9pendant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Cour d'appel a fait mention aussi du principe constitutionnel non écrit de la protection des minorités, qui peut servir également d'aide à l'interprétation. Elle a souligné que ce principe non écrit peut être important pour interpréter un texte constitutionnel existant non sans ajouter que ce principe ne peut être invoqué pour établir un droit indépendant, non lié à une disposition précise de la Constitution [...] 1, record 2, French, - droit%20ind%C3%A9pendant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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