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FUNDAMENTAL ORGANIZING PRINCIPLES CONSTITUTION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fundamental organizing principles of the Constitution
1, record 1, English, fundamental%20organizing%20principles%20of%20the%20Constitution
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- principles underlying the Constitution 2, record 1, English, principles%20underlying%20the%20Constitution
correct, plural
- unwritten principles of the Constitution 3, record 1, English, unwritten%20principles%20of%20the%20Constitution
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It follows that government action must be measured against, inter alia, the fundamental organizing principles of the Constitution and the fundamental values of our Canadian society. 4, record 1, English, - fundamental%20organizing%20principles%20of%20the%20Constitution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The unwritten principles of the Constitution do have normative force. 5, record 1, English, - fundamental%20organizing%20principles%20of%20the%20Constitution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fundamental organizing principles of the Constitution; principles underlying the Constitution; unwritten principles of the Constitution: terms usually used in the plural. 6, record 1, English, - fundamental%20organizing%20principles%20of%20the%20Constitution
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principes non écrits de la Constitution
1, record 1, French, principes%20non%20%C3%A9crits%20de%20la%20Constitution
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- principes sous-jacents de la Constitution 2, record 1, French, principes%20sous%2Djacents%20de%20la%20Constitution
correct, masculine noun, plural
- principes structurels fondamentaux de la Constitution 3, record 1, French, principes%20structurels%20fondamentaux%20de%20la%20Constitution
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1998, le Renvoi a établi le respect des droits des minorités comme l'un des cinq principes structurels fondamentaux de la Constitution, les autres étant le fédéralisme, la démocratie, la primauté du droit et le constitutionnalisme. 4, record 1, French, - principes%20non%20%C3%A9crits%20de%20la%20Constitution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[ ... ] les principes non écrits de la Constitution peuvent créer des obligations «substantielles» en raison de leur force normative [ ... ] 1, record 1, French, - principes%20non%20%C3%A9crits%20de%20la%20Constitution
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principes non écrits de la Constitution; principes sous-jacents de la Constitution; principes structurels fondamentaux de la Constitution : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 5, record 1, French, - principes%20non%20%C3%A9crits%20de%20la%20Constitution
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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