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FREE-STANDING RIGHT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free-standing right
1, record 1, English, free%2Dstanding%20right
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, 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 1, English, - free%2Dstanding%20right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit indépendant
1, record 1, French, droit%20ind%C3%A9pendant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, 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 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
- Rights and Freedoms
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- free-standing minority language right
1, record 2, English, free%2Dstanding%20minority%20language%20right
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With these general considerations in mind, the Court of Appeal rejected arguments of the Attorney General of Ontario to the effect that the lower court decision effectively created a free-standing minority language right(where none existed before) capable of impugning the validity of a provincial statute or requiring the province to act in a specific manner. 1, record 2, English, - free%2Dstanding%20minority%20language%20right
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
- Droits et libertés
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit linguistique minoritaire indépendant
1, record 2, French, droit%20linguistique%20minoritaire%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
Compte tenu de ce contexte général, la Cour d'appel a rejeté les arguments du Procureur général de l'Ontario selon lesquels la décision de la cour d'instance inférieure créait dans les faits un droit linguistique minoritaire indépendant (là où il n'en existait pas auparavant) pour attaquer la validité d'une loi provinciale ou pour obliger la province à agir d'une manière donnée. 1, record 2, French, - droit%20linguistique%20minoritaire%20ind%C3%A9pendant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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