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DROIT RIVERAIN [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- riparian right
1, record 1, English, riparian%20right
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A riparian right includes rights relating to the flow of water, subject ... to the rights of other riparian owners to use the water and to the public rights of navigation. 1, record 1, English, - riparian%20right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit riverain
1, record 1, French, droit%20riverain
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les droits riverains désignent ceux qui se rattachent à la propriété d'un terrain situé en bordure d'un cours d'eau ou d'un lac. Il s'agit de droits accessoires intimement liés au droit de propriété du terrain adjacent. Ces droits ne dépendent aucunement de la propriété du lit du cours d'eau ou du lac. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20riverain
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les droits riverains englobent un droit de circulation sur l'eau et un droit d'usage de l'eau à des fins de navigation, d'ancrage, de baignade ou d'eau potable. 2, record 1, French, - droit%20riverain
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-09-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Property Law (common law)
- Environmental Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- riparian right
1, record 2, English, riparian%20right
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
- Droit environnemental
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit de riverain
1, record 2, French, droit%20de%20riverain
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit de riverain : terme tiré du Mini-lexique sur l'environnement, surtout les aspects litigieux et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 2, French, - droit%20de%20riverain
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-05-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- riparian right
1, record 3, English, riparian%20right
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Briefly, the right of an owner of land contiguous to a natural watercourse to have the beneficial and reasonable use on that land of water flowing in such a watercourse. 1, record 3, English, - riparian%20right
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The riparian right is real property. It is not the ownership of the particles of water in a watercourse, nor the corpus of the stream. It is a usufructuary right, a usufruct. The right exists as a natural and inherent incident of the ownership of riparian land. (Cartwright, 1977, p. 827). 1, record 3, English, - riparian%20right
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- droit de riverain
1, record 3, French, droit%20de%20riverain
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit de riverain : 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 3, French, - droit%20de%20riverain
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1989-04-05
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Water Transport
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- water front charge 1, record 4, English, water%20front%20charge
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Transport par eau
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- droit riverain 1, record 4, French, droit%20riverain
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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