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HEAR WITNESS [3 records]

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Record 1 2024-11-22

English

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

Children who witness family violence are at risk for both short-and long-term harm. Even if they don’t see or hear the violence, they can be affected by hearing or seeing the results of the violence. They can have emotional, behavioural and developmental problems. These problems can last a long time. They are also at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
OBS

préjudice : terme recommandé par le Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
DEF

Lesión, menoscabo, mengua, agravio, de un derecho subjetivo, que genera responsabilidad.

OBS

El daño, además del que es consecuencia del incumplimiento (obligación contractual o legal) puede provenir de un delito o cuasidelito, o de un hecho cuya responsabilidad es impuesta por la ley a determinada persona responsable.

OBS

Daño y perjuicio: términos, definición y observación reproducidos del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2009-07-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Citizenship and Immigration
CONT

Where a witness swears that a particular act occurred at a specified time and place, or that particular language was spoken, this is "affirmative" or "positive evidence. "But if another witness were present at the same time and place, and were to swear that he did not observe the act, or hear the language of which the other witness speaks, this would be called "negative evidence. "It is a rule of law, too firmly established to be questioned, that positive or affirmative evidence is entitled to more weight than negative testimony.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
CONT

Il est ainsi admis une preuve négative, les présomptions possibles résultant en fait de l'absence d'autres causes de la ruine de l'immeuble.

Key term(s)
  • preuve de faits négatifs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho probatorio
  • Ciudadanía e inmigración
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Record 3 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Evidence

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit de la preuve

Spanish

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