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FUTURE RIGHTS RIGHT FUTURE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-06-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- vested right
1, record 1, English, vested%20right
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rights are said to be vested in contradistinction to their being contingent or expectant. A right is "vested" when there is an ascertained person with a present right to present or future enjoyment....(Cartwright, p. 991) 1, record 1, English, - vested%20right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit dévolu
1, record 1, French, droit%20d%C3%A9volu
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acception propre au droit des biens. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20d%C3%A9volu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
droit dévolu : 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 1, French, - droit%20d%C3%A9volu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-01-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- future interest
1, record 2, English, future%20interest
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A future interest is an interest in property in which the right to possession or enjoyment of the property is postponed to a future time. Nevertheless, it is a presently existing interest in the property and it is thus part of the total ownership of the property. The fact that a future interest is a presently existing interest implies that it confers present, as well as future, rights and obligations.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 335) 1, record 2, English, - future%20interest
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A doctrine of estates which measured interests in land in terms of duration and recognized that interests could arise successively as segments of an ultimate estate in fee simple invited the working out of a law of future interests. "A future interest may be described as an interest in land or other things in which the privilege of possession or of enjoyment is future and not present. It should be emphasized that the interest is an existing interest from the time of its creation, and is looked upon as a part of the total ownership of land or other thing which is its subject matter." (Laskin, 1964, p. 327) 1, record 2, English, - future%20interest
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intérêt futur
1, record 2, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20futur
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
intérêt futur : 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 2, French, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20futur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-01-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- existing interest
1, record 3, English, existing%20interest
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A future interest is an interest in property in which the right to possession or enjoyment of the property is postponed to a future time. Nevertheless, it is a presently existing interest in the property and it is thus part of the total ownership of the property. The fact that a future interest is a presently existing interest implies that it confers present, as well as future, rights and obligations.(Anger & Honsberger, 2nd ed., 1985, p. 335) 1, record 3, English, - existing%20interest
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- intérêt existant
1, record 3, French, int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20existant
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
intérêt existant : 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, - int%C3%A9r%C3%AAt%20existant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-06-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Social Law
- Pensions and Annuities
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- pension right
1, record 4, English, pension%20right
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pension rights give rise to special difficulties in questions of spousal support. Under the Ontario Family Law Act, R. S. O. 1990, c. F. 3, a pension right must be valued as a capital asset that is an entitlement to a future income stream. After retirement, the pension changes from a capital asset into an income asset. When the pension is in pay, in a sense, the pension asset is being liquidated. 2, record 4, English, - pension%20right
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit social
- Pensions et rentes
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- droit de pension de retraite
1, record 4, French, droit%20de%20pension%20de%20retraite
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- droit de pension 2, record 4, French, droit%20de%20pension
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des droits de pension de retraite soulèvent des problèmes particuliers dans le cas de la pension alimentaire. Aux termes de la Loi sur le droit de la famille, L.R.O. 1990, ch. F.3, un droit de pension de retraite doit être considéré comme un bien en capital qui représente un droit à un flux de revenu éventuel. À la retraite, la pension de retraite passe d’un bien en capital à un bien en revenu. Quand la pension de retraite est versée, dans un certain sens, les avoirs de retraite sont liquidés. 1, record 4, French, - droit%20de%20pension%20de%20retraite
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
À ne pas confondre avec «droit à pension», l'équivalent de «pension entitlement». 3, record 4, French, - droit%20de%20pension%20de%20retraite
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-03-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Treaties and Conventions
- International Relations
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- citizen's right of legislative initiative
1, record 5, English, citizen%27s%20right%20of%20legislative%20initiative
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Among the points to be welcomed, MEPs[ Members of the European Parliament] highlight the inclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, the simplification of EU [European Union] acts, the abolition of the pillar structure, the wider use of the co-decision procedure and of qualified majority voting, the election of the President of the Commission by Parliament, the introduction of the citizen's right of legislative initiative, the possibility of structural co-operation in security and defence policy "while respecting Alliance commitments", and the separation of the Euratom Treaty from the legal structure of the future Constitution. 1, record 5, English, - citizen%27s%20right%20of%20legislative%20initiative
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Traités et alliances
- Relations internationales
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- droit d'initiative législative pour les citoyens
1, record 5, French, droit%20d%27initiative%20l%C3%A9gislative%20pour%20les%20citoyens
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la dernière institue un droit d’initiative législative pour les citoyens, donnant ainsi la possibilité de mettre en place un débat. 1, record 5, French, - droit%20d%27initiative%20l%C3%A9gislative%20pour%20les%20citoyens
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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