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QUESTION LAW JURISDICTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Legal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stare decisis
1, record 1, English, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stare decisis doctrine 2, record 1, English, stare%20decisis%20doctrine
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The doctrine recognized in some legal systems that a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction on a point of law becomes not merely a guide but an authority to be followed by all other courts of equal or inferior jurisdiction in all cases involving the same question, until said decision is reversed or overruled by a court of superior jurisdiction. In other words, when once a point of law has been settled by a decision, a precedent is thereby formed which is not afterwards to be departed from. 3, record 1, English, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... decisions of international courts or tribunals do not constitute precedents in the technical sense of "stare decisis" in the common law; but they have weighty, persuasive effect. 3, record 1, English, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The principle for reliance on decided cases. 4, record 1, English, - stare%20decisis
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Théorie du droit
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- stare decisis
1, record 1, French, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- doctrine stare decisis 2, record 1, French, doctrine%20stare%20decisis
feminine noun
- respect des décisions des tribunaux supérieurs 3, record 1, French, respect%20des%20d%C3%A9cisions%20des%20tribunaux%20sup%C3%A9rieurs
masculine noun
- stamus decisis 4, record 1, French, stamus%20decisis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stare decisis : Premier membre de l'adage latin «stare decisis et non quieta movere» : s'en tenir à ce qui a été décidé et ne pas bouleverser ce qui est établi. Expression de la règle appliquée dans les pays anglo-saxons, d'après laquelle les principes de droit posés par une décision judiciaire ont force obligatoire, tant qu'ils n'ont pas été abandonnés par une décision ultérieure, émanant d'une juridiction supérieure ou de même rang. 5, record 1, French, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stamus decisis : nous nous en tenons aux décisions déjà rendues. 4, record 1, French, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le respect des décisions des tribunaux supérieurs. 6, record 1, French, - stare%20decisis
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Régimen jurídico
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- stare decisis
1, record 1, Spanish, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- doctrina de stare decisis 2, record 1, Spanish, doctrina%20de%20stare%20decisis
correct, feminine noun
- doctrina stare decisis 3, record 1, Spanish, doctrina%20stare%20decisis
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Principio que obliga a] considerar vinculantes las decisiones judiciales anteriores. 4, record 1, Spanish, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El principio "stare decisis" significa que a un caso posterior debe aplicarse la solución del precedente si rigen los mismos puntos, reglas o principios ya que se emplea el método comparativo e inductivo para determinar la similitud entre ambos casos y el grado de aplicabilidad de la solución anterior al conflicto actual. 5, record 1, Spanish, - stare%20decisis
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-04-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Law of Estates (common law)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ancillary probate
1, record 2, English, ancillary%20probate
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ancillary grant of probate 2, record 2, English, ancillary%20grant%20of%20probate
correct
- ancillary letters probate 1, record 2, English, ancillary%20letters%20probate
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Subsidiary grant of probate relating to a grant obtained outside the (jurisdiction), giving powers of administration to a foreign executor over property in the (jurisdiction). (Curzon, A Dictionary of Law, 1979, p. 269) 1, record 2, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where a foreign court of competent jurisdiction has granted probate... of an estate that includes property in Ontario, and application for ancillary probate... is made and it is shown that the executor... is by the law of the domicile of the deceased entitled to receive the property... ancillary letters shall be issued. ("Surrogate Court Rules", O. Reg. 143/78, R.29) 1, record 2, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An application for an ancillary grant of probate cannot be opposed on the ground that the formal requirements of the law of the domicile have not been complied with, or that the will of which probate had been granted in the jurisdiction of the domicile had been revoked under that law. In such a case, the correct procedure is to reopen the question if this is possible in the courts of the testator's domicile.(Hull and Cullity, p. 307) 2, record 2, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ancillary letters probate: term usually used in the plural 2, record 2, English, - ancillary%20probate
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ancillary letter probate
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit successoral (common law)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lettres d'homologation auxiliaires
1, record 2, French, lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
correct, feminine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
«Ancillary probate» est la forme elliptique de «ancillary grant of probate» et «ancillary letters probate». Le substantif «grant» s'emploie dans le sens de «letters» et est rendu par «lettres». 2, record 2, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
lettres d'homologation auxiliaires : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 3, record 2, French, - lettres%20d%27homologation%20auxiliaires
Record 2, Key term(s)
- lettre d'homologation auxiliaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-11-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- compulsory jurisdiction
1, record 3, English, compulsory%20jurisdiction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice depends upon a prior declaration of acceptance under Article 36(2) of the Statute, which reads :"The states parties to the present Statute may at any time declare that they recognize as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any other state accepting the same obligation, the jurisdiction of the Court in all legal disputes concerning : a) the interpretation of a treaty; b) any question of international law; c) the existence of any fact which, if established, would constitute a breach of an international obligation; d) the nature or extent of the reparation to be made for the breach of an international obligation. "Although this jurisdiction is generally referred to as "compulsory"..., it is only compulsory once the declaration is made and within the limits of that declaration. 2, record 3, English, - compulsory%20jurisdiction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- juridiction obligatoire
1, record 3, French, juridiction%20obligatoire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- compétence obligatoire 2, record 3, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20obligatoire
correct, feminine noun, less frequent
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La compétence de la CIJ [Cour internationale de Justice] est définie à l'Article 36, par. 1 et 2 du Statut de la Cour, comme suit : 1) La compétence de la Cour s'étend à toutes les affaires que les parties lui soumettront, ainsi qu'à tous les cas spécialement prévus dans la Charte des Nations Unies ou dans les traités et conventions en vigueur. 1, record 3, French, - juridiction%20obligatoire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Reproduit de la Liste provisoire de termes juridiques se rapportant aux travaux de la Commission du droit international avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 2, record 3, French, - juridiction%20obligatoire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La juridiction ou compétence obligatoire est exercée non pas par arbitrage mais par une juridiction internationale comme la C.I.J. 2, record 3, French, - juridiction%20obligatoire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1994-06-13
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- General Vocabulary
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- finality clause 1, record 4, English, finality%20clause
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- finality disposition 1, record 4, English, finality%20disposition
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... although s. 25. 11(3)(c)... permits an appeal... to this Court on any question of jurisdiction or law, it also contains a finality clause. Thus... finality provisions seek to protect Board decisions. 1, record 4, English, - finality%20clause
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vocabulaire général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- disposition d'irrévocabilité
1, record 4, French, disposition%20d%27irr%C3%A9vocabilit%C3%A9
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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