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Record 1 2021-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law
  • Private International Law (Private Law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

There is an internationally wrongful act of a State when conduct consisting of an action or omission :(a) is attributable to the State under international law; and(b) constitutes a breach of an international obligation of the State.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public
  • Droit international privé (Droit privé)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho internacional público
  • Derecho internacional privado (Derecho privado)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
OBS

acto internacionalmente ilícito: Expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2015-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

Causal connection is apt to prove more troublesome when the alleged cause of the injury ... consists in the failure to act and proof is required that the doing of the act would have prevented that injury.

CONT

... it is important to recall that a causal relation must exist not just between the injury and the relevant act or omission, but specifically between the injury and that aspect of the conduct which is wrongful.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

lien de causalité: terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Law
  • International Relations
DEF

conforming to recognized principles or accepted rules and standards.

CONT

... State responsibility is governed by international standards..., and it depends on international law whether and to what extent the act or omission of a particular State is deemed legitimate or wrongful. Where the acts or omissions of a State measured by such standards are held to be legitimate, State responsibility does not arise. For example, as all States are generally conceded to have complete power to refuse to admit aliens into their territory, the States of which the aliens are nationals have no claim against any State which has refused ingress. Similarly, where international law concedes jurisdiction to a State which proceeds to exercise it, there is no breach of duty for which that State is responsible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international
  • Relations internationales
DEF

Qualificatif désignant conformité à un principe supérieur d'ordre social. P. ex. : dans l'expression légitime défense. Appliqué à un gouvernement, indique que l'investiture de celui-ci est considérée comme conforme à un principe politique ou moral considéré, dans des circonstances de temps et de lieu données, comme fondamental.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho internacional
  • Relaciones internacionales
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Record 4 1996-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)
  • Military Administration
OBS

Negligence that does not involve recklessness, undue carelessness or intentional commission of a wrongful act or an intentional omission to perform a legal duty. QRO App IV

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)
  • Administration militaire
OBS

Une négligence qui n'équivaut pas à une imprudence, une inattention excessive ou à l'accomplissement intentionnel d'une action préjudiciable ou à l'omission intentionnelle d'un devoir prévu par la loi. QRO App IV

Spanish

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