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FUNDAMENTAL JUSTICE [11 records]

Record 1 2018-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaborative and Social Communications
  • Sociology of Communication
CONT

[The] celebrated Canadian author... is facing a social media backlash after voicing concerns about some aspects of the #MeToo movement in a newspaper opinion piece and for affirming "the right to fundamental justice" and due process for individuals accused of sexual misconduct and their alleged victims.

Key term(s)
  • social media back lash

French

Domaine(s)
  • Communications collaboratives et sociales
  • Sociologie de la communication

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-10-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Penal Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

The right to remain silent is a principle of fundamental justice of which the accused was entitled to avail himself, and the trial judge could not draw any inference against him for having exercised that right.

OBS

right to remain silent: without such silence being a consideration in the determination of guilt or innocence.

OBS

right to remain silent: expression and observation reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Droit pénal
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Le droit de garder le silence est un principe de justice fondamentale dont l'accusé était en droit de se prévaloir et la juge du procès ne pouvait tirer une conclusion défavorable de son exercice.

OBS

droit au silence; droit de garder le silence : termes tirés du Mini-lexique de l'arrestation et de la détention et reproduits avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derechos y Libertades
  • Derecho penal
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
DEF

Derecho a no contestar a las preguntas de la policía y a permanecer callado en el juicio.

OBS

derecho a guardar silencio: sin que tal actitud pueda valorarse para la determinación de su culpabilidad o inocencia del presunto culpable.

OBS

derecho a guardar silencio: expresión y observación reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 3 2014-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Non-Canadian Laws and Legal Documents
  • Rules of Court
CONT

A State "is free to regulate procedure of its courts in accordance with its own conception of policy and fairness unless in so doing it offends some principle of justice so rooted in the traditions and conscience of our people as to be ranked as fundamental. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques non canadiens
  • Règles de procédure
CONT

Le gouverneur en conseil peut, par règlement : [...] a) régir la procédure à suivre par les représentants de l’Autorité nationale dans l’exercice de leurs fonctions en application de la présente loi [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Citizenship and Immigration
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Constitutional Law
CONT

[The Supreme] Court has often stated that in discerning the principles of fundamental justice governing a particular case, it is helpful to look at the common law and legislative history of the offence in question.

CONT

... in the context of a detention review, fundamental justice principles must be kept in mind...

OBS

The principles of fundamental justice require that each person, considered individually, be treated fairly by the law.

OBS

principles of fundamental justice; fundamental justice principles : terms usually used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • principle of fundamental justice
  • fundamental justice principle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
  • Droits et libertés
  • Droit constitutionnel
CONT

Les principes de justice fondamentale exigent que chacun, pris individuellement, soit traité équitablement par la loi.

CONT

Pour définir les principes de justice fondamentale qui régissent un cas particulier, il est utile de se reporter à la common law et à l'historique législatif de l'infraction en cause et, en particulier, à la raison d'être de la pratique [...] et les principes qui la sous-tendent.

OBS

principes de justice fondamentale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel.

Key term(s)
  • principe de justice fondamentale

Spanish

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Record 5 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
  • Penal Administration
CONT

The appeal must be sent to the Parole Board of Canada Appeal Division in Ottawa within 60 days of the date of the decision being appealed. The Appeal Division ensures that the law and the Board policies are respected, and that the rules of fundamental justice are adhered to and that the Board's decisions are based upon relevant and reliable information.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
  • Administration pénitentiaire
DEF

Processus auquel peuvent avoir recours les délinquants pour contester une décision défavorable rendue par la Commission des libérations conditionnelles du Canada concernant leur mise en liberté sous condition ou l'octroi d'une mise en liberté plus restrictive que celle demandée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
  • Administración penitenciaria
CONT

Apelaciones. El delincuente puede apelar la decisión del Consejo si se le niega la libertad condicional. El delincuente también puede presentar una apelación si la liberación es suspendida o hay algún problema con las condiciones. La apelación se hace a la División de Apelaciones en la Oficina Nacional del CNLC [Consejo Nacional de Libertad Condicional].

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Record 6 2006-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

CONT

It is sufficient that the case has been heard in a judicial spirit and in accordance with the principles of substantial justice ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

Chacun a droit à la vie, à la liberté et à la sécurité de sa personne; il ne peut être porté atteinte à ce droit qu'en conformité avec les principes de justice fondamentale.

CONT

Il suffit que la cause soit entendue dans un esprit d'impartialité et conformément aux principes de justice fondamentale [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 2006-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Constitutional Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

This Court described the rapport between s. 8 and principles of fundamental justice in R. v. Mills, [1999] 3 S. C. R. 668, where the interests at play were the right to make full answer and defence and the complainant's privacy right.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit constitutionnel
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Dans l'arrêt R. c. Mills, [1999] 3 R.C.S. 668, portant sur le droit à une défense pleine et entière et le droit à la vie privée de la plaignante, notre Cour a précisé le lien entre l'art. 8 et les principes de justice fondamentale (par. 88) [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2003-06-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Penal Law
CONT

First, I will briefly add my comments to those of my colleagues with respect to the argument that the provisions are void for vagueness and therefore do not comply with the principles of fundamental justice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit pénal
CONT

Premièrement, je vais brièvement ajouter mes remarques à celles de mes collègues au sujet de l'argument que les dispositions sont nulles pour cause d'imprécision et enfreignent donc les principes de justice fondamentale.

OBS

Source citée : Renvoi relatif au Code criminel (MAN.) (1990) 1 R.C.C., 1141.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho penal
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Record 9 2002-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Social Problems
OBS

Catholic Relief Services was founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and disadvantaged outside the country. The fundamental motivating force in all activities of CRS is the Gospel of Jesus Christ as it pertains to the alleviation of human suffering, the development of people and the fostering of charity and justice in the world. CRS provides direct aid to the poor, and involves people in their own development, helping them to realize their potential. And CRS educates the people of the United States to fulfill their moral responsabilities toward our brothers and sisters around the world by helping the poor, working to remove the causes of poverty, and promoting social justice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Problèmes sociaux

Spanish

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Record 10 1999-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
OBS

The ten Bandung Principles which are the foundation of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries are as follows : 1) Respect for fundamental human rights and for the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. 2) Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a nation. 3) Recognition of the equality of all races and of the equality of all nations. 4) Abstention from the intervention or interference in the internal affairs of another country. 5) Respect for the right of each nation to defend itself singly or collectively, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations. 6) Abstention from the use of arrangements of collective defence to the particular interests of the big powers. b) Abstention by any country from exerting pressures on other countries. 7) Refraining from acts or threats of aggression or the use of force against territorial integrity or political independence of any country. 8) Settlement of all international disputes by peaceful means, in conformity with the Charter of the United Nations. 9) Promotion of mutual interest and cooperation. 10) Respect for justice and international obligations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)

Spanish

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Record 11 1994-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
  • Legal System
CONT

"It is not merely of some importance, but of fundamental importance, that justice should both be done and be manifestly seen to be done. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
  • Théorie du droit
CONT

«Il est tout à fait primordial, et non simplement important, que non seulement justice soit rendue mais que, dans l'esprit des gens, il soit manifeste et indubitable que justice est rendue».

OBS

Source(s) : MacDonald, [1990] 3 R.C.S. [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada] 1235, p. 1246; Consol, [1990] 1 R.C.S. 282, p. 297; L'Actualité terminologique, 21:5:11; Lexique de la Cour suprême, 27 janvier 1994.

OBS

Source(s) : [1985] 1 R.C.S., 43 [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême].

OBS

Source(s) : Déclaration célèbre du lord juge en chef Hewart dans Rex v. Sussex Justices Ex parte McCaethy, [1923] All E.R. 233, p. 234; [1924] 1 K.B. 256, p. 259; Extrait traduit dans Re Attorney-General.

Spanish

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