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EMANCIPATION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-04-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- emancipation
1, record 1, English, emancipation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... the act of freeing a person who was under the legal authority of another (such as a child before the age of majority) from that control (such as a child reaching the age of majority). 2, record 1, English, - emancipation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- émancipation
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9mancipation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Acte juridique par lequel un mineur est affranchi de l'autorité parentale. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mancipation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] l'émancipation d'un mineur se veut une modification de son état à exercer ses droits civils. Avec cette émancipation, un mineur pourra dorénavant avoir plus d'autonomie et de liberté pour exercer des droits civils qu'il ne pouvait pas exercer auparavant. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9mancipation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-01-13
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Aboriginal Law
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- enfranchisement
1, record 2, English, enfranchisement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Enfranchisement meant that natives gave up their Indian status to become ordinary citizens. 2, record 2, English, - enfranchisement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit autochtone
- Droits et libertés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- émancipation
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9mancipation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'émancipation était la perte volontaire ou involontaire du statut d'Indien. [...] Les principaux avantages, à l'origine, étaient la pleine citoyenneté canadienne et le droit de propriété d'une parcelle de terre de la réserve; par la suite, s'est ajouté le paiement d'une somme forfaitaire représentant la part de l'émancipé sur les fonds et les annuités de la bande. La clause d'émancipation a été supprimée de la Loi sur les Indiens en 1985. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9mancipation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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