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NULL LAW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Non-Canadian Laws and Legal Documents
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- law of due obedience
1, record 1, English, law%20of%20due%20obedience
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- due obedience law 2, record 1, English, due%20obedience%20law
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The] Federal Judge … ruled that "the so-called full stop and due obedience laws [were] null and void on the grounds that, as well as being contrary to the national constitution, they are also contrary to the law of nations. " 1, record 1, English, - law%20of%20due%20obedience
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques non canadiens
- Droits et libertés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- loi d'obéissance due
1, record 1, French, loi%20d%27ob%C3%A9issance%20due
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Leyes y documentos jurídicos no canadienses
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ley de obediencia debida
1, record 1, Spanish, ley%20de%20obediencia%20debida
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El Poder Ejecutivo promulgó la derogación de las leyes de punto final y de obediencia debida, sancionadas en 1986 y 1987, respectivamente […] 2, record 1, Spanish, - ley%20de%20obediencia%20debida
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
obediencia debida: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que "obediencia debida", en dos palabras, es la expresión que debe utilizarse y que no es adecuado sustituirla por la secuencia de igual pronunciación "obediencia de vida". 3, record 1, Spanish, - ley%20de%20obediencia%20debida
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- be impugned as null and void
1, record 2, English, be%20impugned%20as%20null%20and%20void
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is true that a compromise can be impugned as null and void under certain restrictions introduced by the code; but in the present case it does not appear that the compromise is null and void in the form and under the conditions fixed by law. 1, record 2, English, - be%20impugned%20as%20null%20and%20void
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- être attaqué de nullité
1, record 2, French, %C3%AAtre%20attaqu%C3%A9%20de%20nullit%C3%A9
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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