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Record 1 2026-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Systems Analysis (Information Processing)
  • IT Security
DEF

... the process of identifying data points in a dataset or system that falls outside the norm.

CONT

Anomaly detection is an important issue in many application domains. For example, cybercrime can cause considerable economic losses and threaten [a company's] survival. Securing... information [systems] has become a priority and a strategic issue for all types of companies.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Analyse des systèmes informatiques
  • Sécurité des TI
DEF

[...] processus qui consiste à identifier des points de données en dehors de la norme dans un ensemble de données ou un système.

CONT

La détection d'anomalies est un problème en plein essor et qui revêt une importance dans plusieurs domaines. À titre d'exemple, la cybercriminalité peut provoquer des pertes économiques considérables et menacer la survie [d'une entreprise. La sécurité des systèmes] d'information est devenue une priorité et un enjeu stratégiques pour tous les types d'entreprises.

Spanish

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Record 2 2026-03-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Collaboration with Health Canada
CONT

Disinfection process, mainly with chlorine, to prevent microbiological contamination of water can lead to the formation of hazardous disinfection by-products(DBPs) due to the reaction of chlorine with natural organic matter(NOM) present in the water.... Beyond specific health based thresholds, DBPs can represent a public health issue due to the potential chronic risk of adverse effects on human health(e. g., cancer, reproductive and developmental effects) and the high prevalence of exposure. Thus, DBPs constitute an important concern for water systems, especially systems supplied by surface waters.... Recently, a technique known as differential UV [ultraviolet] absorbance(DUVA) has been developed that could provide a sensitive and highly specific indicator for DBP formation resulting from chlorination.

OBS

UV : Abbreviation of "ultraviolet."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
  • Traitement des eaux usées
  • Collaboration avec Santé Canada
CONT

[Des auteurs] ont publié un rapport sur l'utilisation de la méthode du différentiel d'absorbance UV [ultraviolet] (DAUV) pour estimer la formation des SPD [sous-produits de désinfection]. Cette méthode est basée sur le principe que la matière organique absorbe la lumière. Lorsque le chlore entre en contact avec la matière organique, celle-ci s'oxyde, ce qui entraine la formation de SPD, mais aussi une diminution de la capacité de la matière organique à absorber la lumière (absorbance). [...] Les auteurs soulignent que cette méthode peut s'avérer un outil fort utile pour le suivi des SPD dans les réseaux de distribution et dans les stations de traitement, en permettant de sauver temps et argent pour les analyses.

OBS

UV : Sigle de «ultraviolet».

Spanish

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Record 3 2025-10-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Courts
CONT

Perhaps less challenging but raising the same concerns is the issue of jury sequestration. While deliberating, juries are supposed to be kept from all extrinsic material, which is particularly important because publication bans frequently end when jury deliberations begin.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tribunaux
CONT

Il faut dire [...] que la séquestration du jury pendant toute la durée du procès est une pratique en voie de disparition; le jury n’est plus séquestré que pendant la durée de ses délibérations.

Spanish

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Record 4 2025-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • IT Security
CONT

Key distribution is an important issue in wireless sensor network(WSN) design. There are many key distribution schemes in the literature that are designed to maintain an easy and at the same time secure communication among sensor nodes.... Key distribution and key storage are more problematic in the cloud due to the transitory nature of the agents on it.

PHR

key distribution protocol

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Cryptographie quantique [...] la difficulté de l'utilisation de «One Time Pad» [système inviolable] provient de la difficulté de la distribution des clefs. Comme une clef peut être une suite aléatoire de 0 et de 1, le problème est ramené au problème de l'acheminement d'une suite aléatoire de 0 et de 1 entre un émetteur et un récepteur, sans qu'elle puisse être interceptée par l'adversaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tratamiento de la información (Informática)
  • Seguridad de IT
CONT

La mayor ventaja de la criptografía asimétrica es que la distribución de claves es más fácil y segura ya que la clave que se distribuye es la pública manteniéndose la privada para el uso exclusivo del propietario.

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Record 5 2024-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Social Problems
  • Sociology of the Family
CONT

There are reported Canadian family law cases where the woman has clearly been the aggressor. There is a need to take violence against men by their partners seriously, and to recognize that for some of these men a feeling of humiliation may make disclosure more difficult. However, it is also important to recognize that in general abuse of husbands is a less serious issue than abuse of wives, because of differences in social and economic power as well as strength.

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Problèmes sociaux
  • Sociologie de la famille
OBS

agresseur; agresseuse : désignations normalisées par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 6 2024-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Information Processing (Informatics)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Preference representation is an important issue when we have to represent the desires of users or to reason about them, for example, in recommender systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

La représentation des préférences : on considère généralement pouvoir [consigner] les préférences sous la forme de relations d'ordre partielles ou complètes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2024-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Security
  • Criminology
CONT

With the benefits of travelling solo, the question of security still remains an important issue. However, this too has two solutions. The first is to try and crime proof oneself and the second is to choose the destinations that are safe for travelling alone. When it comes to crime-proofing, it is advisable to learn some kind of martial arts like judo or karate. There are three main tricks of the trade — never hitchhike; do not easily trust anyone and do not indulge into drinking. If these three principles are followed then it becomes relatively safe for women to travel outdoors all alone.

Key term(s)
  • crimeproof oneself
  • crime-proof oneself

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Criminologie
CONT

Une fois à l'étranger. Soyez prudent. Même si vous vous sentez en sécurité dans votre pays de destination, il est essentiel de vous protéger contre le crime : Demeurez vigilant et à l'affût de ce qui se passe autour de vous. Réduisez au maximum votre consommation d'alcool; ne consommez pas et ne transportez pas de stupéfiants, et ne vous impliquez pas dans leur trafic. Faites vous-même vos valises et ne les laissez jamais sans surveillance. Ne traversez jamais la frontière avec des articles, pas même une enveloppe, pour une autre personne.

Spanish

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Record 8 2024-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transportation
CONT

Comfort has been an increasingly important issue in air travel. Passenger comfort is clearly a key variable in research on user acceptance of transportation systems, and it is related to passengers’ satisfaction and the willingness to fly again. After realizing its importance in capturing and retaining customers, a growing number of airlines are focusing on comfort. How to improve the experience of passenger comfort has become a major strategic goal for the airline management.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transports

Spanish

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Record 9 2023-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Industrial Raw Materials
  • Plant Biology
  • Biochemistry
CONT

Lignin removal is an important technical issue for paper manufacturing and is the key challenge for the conversion of lignocellulosic feedstock into liquid transportation fuels such as ethanol.

Key term(s)
  • lignocellulosic feed stock

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières premières industrielles
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biochimie
CONT

La production d'éthanol à partir de matière première lignocellulosique (comme le bois) est un processus se déroulant en deux phases, à savoir : l'hydrolyse enzymatique destinée à libérer le sucre, suivie de la fermentation proprement dite.

OBS

La matière lignocellulosique est composée de cellulose, d'hémicellulose et de lignine. Ces trois polymères distincts sont étroitement associés dans les différentes couches de la paroi des plantes et ils forment une matrice rigide difficile à déstructurer pour libérer la cellulose.

Spanish

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Record 10 2022-09-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meetings and Assemblies (Administration)
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

... generative thinking ... includes techniques like scenario planning, or reviewing insights from stakeholders or thought leaders on an emerging issue of importance to the association or profession.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Réunions et assemblées (Administration)
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité

Spanish

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Record 11 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pollution (General)
  • Microbial Ecology
CONT

Microbial pollution is an environmental problem and during the past decades microbial pollution has been increasing and is considered an important issue in food security. Microbial pollution is a serious issue because it can lead to a wide range of health problems. A great number of foodborne diseases and outbreaks are reported in which contamination of fresh produce and animal products occurs from polluted sources with pathogenic bacteria, viruses and protozoa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution (Généralités)
  • Écologie microbienne
CONT

La pollution microbienne est un élément clé de la pollution de l'air intérieur. Elle est causée par des centaines d'espèces de bactéries et de champignons filamenteux (les moisissures) qui peuvent croitre à l'intérieur des bâtiments lorsque les conditions d'humidité sont favorables.

Spanish

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Record 12 2022-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Emergency Management
  • Social Services and Social Work
CONT

A humanitarian crisis is considered to be an event or events that threaten the health, safety or well-being of a large group of people. Humanitarian crises can be caused by war, natural disasters, famine, and outbreak of disease.

OBS

The words "humanitarian disaster" or "[humanitarian] crisis" are non-legal terms, which may be used in good or bad faith to describe circumstances of suffering without indicating their causes. When such terms are used, they allow States and other actors to avoid the specific obligations that result from the exact qualification of a situation. They can limit their response to sending relief supplies.... For humanitarian law to be applicable, the disaster must either happen during an armed conflict or be generated by it.... Even though the consequences in terms of needs may be similar, the methods of action and the issue of the right to intervene remain very different. To ensure that humanitarian law can be applied, it is therefore important to avoid terms such as "humanitarian disaster" or "crisis" when a more precise term can create more rights for victims or relief organizations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des urgences
  • Services sociaux et travail social
CONT

Les crises humanitaires, notamment les conflits humains, les catastrophes naturelles et les pandémies, ont souvent un impact négatif sur les droits de l'homme, ou exacerbent les problèmes déjà existants en la matière.

CONT

Alep, au seuil d'une catastrophe humanitaire. Pour soulager les souffrances de milliers de civils, qui vont bientôt manquer de nourriture et d'autres produits de première nécessité, il faut de toute urgence fournir à Alep une assistance humanitaire qui soit impartiale et ne subisse aucune restriction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de emergencias
  • Servicios sociales y trabajo social
CONT

Las crisis humanitarias, incluidos los conflictos provocados por el hombre, las catástrofes naturales y las pandemias, a veces combinadas, dan lugar a problemas de derechos humanos y exacerban las vulnerabilidades preexistentes en materia de derechos humanos.

OBS

crisis humanitaria: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, explica que la expresión "crisis humanitaria" es adecuada para aludir a las catástrofes de origen natural o humano que requieren la intervención de organizaciones humanitarias.

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Record 13 2020-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Noise Pollution
CONT

Anthropogenic noise is an important issue of environmental concern owing to its wide-ranging effects on the physiology, behaviour and ecology of animals.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pollution par le bruit
CONT

Les bruits d'origine anthropique peuvent entre autres masquer les sons qu'émettent les mammifères marins pour communiquer, s'orienter et trouver leurs proies, altérer leur comportement ou entraîner des pertes d'audition temporaires ou permanentes.

Spanish

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Record 14 2019-07-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Social Services and Social Work
DEF

… a relational health centre that welcomes and cares for women in a state of homelessness or at risk of becoming homeless [whose mission is to] offer therapeutic and preventive care to women, … engage in research and provide training in relational health to care providers, raise public awareness of the issue and challenges of homelessness [and] promote relational health as a key aspect of overall health that is as vitally important as one's physical and mental well-being.

OBS

[La rue des Femmes’ vision is to] change people’s understanding of homelessness [and] modify the approach to the care provided to people living in a state of homelessness. [It also wants to] become a leader in relational health care, research and training [and] offer [its] services to all homeless women, regardless of the severity of their situation.

OBS

Herstreet: former name confirmed by the association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Services sociaux et travail social
DEF

[…] centre de santé relationnelle qui accueille et soigne des femmes en état d'itinérance ou à risque d'y sombrer [dont la mission est d'] assurer aux femmes […] des soins curatifs et préventifs en santé relationnelle, [d'] effectuer de la recherche et donner de la formation en santé relationnelle auprès des différents intervenants en itinérance, [de] sensibiliser la population à la problématique de l'état d'itinérance [et de] promouvoir la santé relationnelle comme composante de la santé, avec la santé physique et la santé mentale.

OBS

[Par sa vision, La rue des Femmes souhaite] modifier la compréhension de l'itinérance, devenir le modèle d'intervention, de recherche et de formation en santé relationnelle [et] offrir des services à toutes les femmes en état d'itinérance, peu importe la «lourdeur» de leur état.

Spanish

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Record 15 2017-04-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Publication and Bookselling
  • Scientific Information
DEF

One who reviews manuscripts for scientific and technical correctness.

CONT

Peer review lies at the heart of scientific and academic publishing. It is an indispensable part of the manuscript screening and selection process for referees determine which papers are accepted or rejected.... Confidentiality is an important issue in the refereeing process. All the manuscripts reviewed were subjected to double-blind refereeing. The study team did not know who wrote the manuscripts, and the manuscript authors were unaware of the referees’ names.

CONT

Referees are chosen first and foremost for their expertise in the field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Édition et librairie
  • Information scientifique
DEF

Personne à qui on confie l'évaluation d'un manuscrit [scientifique].

CONT

[...] le manuscrit est confié au rédacteur qui l'adressera à un ou plusieurs lecteurs critiques et fera une synthèse des commentaires et des recommandations au rédacteur en chef. [...] La lecture par les pairs est au cœur du processus de publication. [...] Le lecteur critique idéal est celui qui maîtrise l'état des connaissances sur le sujet de l'article et les méthodes de recherche clinique et épidémiologique. Les lecteurs disponibles ayant rarement ces deux qualités, les revues exigeantes soumettent pour critique les manuscrits à au moins deux lecteurs dont les compétences se complètent.

Spanish

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Record 16 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Life Insurance
DEF

Insurance that provides an income ... to the beneficiary to the end of a specified period from the inception of the insurance if the insured dies within that period.

OBS

family maintenance insurance : similar to the(family income insurance) with the important exception that the period during which the income payments are to be made commences to run with the death of the insured rather than with the date of issue of the policy.

Key term(s)
  • family protection assurance
  • family income assurance
  • family maintenance assurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurance sur la vie

Spanish

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Record 17 2015-09-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

The free trade agreement between Canada and the United States was the most important issue that faced this country in 1988...

OBS

Economic integration in which countries eliminate substantially all tariffs and non-tariff barriers among themselves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

L'accord de libre-échange conclu entre le Canada et les États-Unis a été l'événement marquant de 1988 au pays et a suscité une vive controverse [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Acuerdo comercial regional o bilateral que busca ampliar el mercado de bienes y servicios entre los países participantes.

OBS

Básicamente, consiste en la eliminación o rebaja sustancial de los aranceles para los bienes entre las partes, y acuerdos en materia de servicios. Este acuerdo se rige por las reglas de la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC) o por mutuo acuerdo entre los países participantes.

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Record 18 2014-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
CONT

Respondents in this group were also significantly more likely than others to have no party identification and to have indicated that there was no important election issue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
CONT

Les répondants de ce groupe avaient beaucoup plus de chances que les autres de ne pas avoir d'affinité avec un parti et de n'avoir nommé aucun enjeu électoral important.

Spanish

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Record 19 2014-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
OBS

As in Slovakia, the question of the future set-up of the CSFR [Czech and Slovak Federal Republic] was an important political issue in the Czech Lands. In particular this was true in Moravia, which, compared with Bohemia, faced problems similar to those of Slovakia. The Moravian Autonomy Movement, with quite considerable local support in the region, called in its most radical expression for the creation of a three-pan federation consisting of Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques

Spanish

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Record 20 2012-12-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
CONT

Other articles in the Covenant deal with rights that are often particularly important to women and the issue of violence against them — whether sanctioned by the State or perpetrated by non-state actors. These articles refer to the following, among other things : the prohibition of slavery and the slave-trade, as well as of servitude...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
CONT

D’autres articles du Pacte énoncent des droits souvent importants pour les militantes et militants qui luttent contre la violence à l’égard des femmes — que cette violence soit sanctionnée par l’État ou perpétrée par des acteurs non-étatiques. Ces articles stipulent, entre autres choses : l’interdiction de l’esclavage, de la traite des esclaves, et de tenir quiconque en servitude [...]

Spanish

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Record 21 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Continuing Education
DEF

An action triggered by the didactic module, that is observable by the student.

CONT

The didactic operation is more general than a didactic intervention, in that it does not necessarily correspond to actions visible to the student.

OBS

Interventions can be either prefabricated (prestored) or tailored to student’s viewpoint (i.e. generated by the system).

CONT

Even if an important issue has been recognized as overlooked in the current move and evaluated as weak in the student model, however, coaching principles can still oppose tutorial intervention, for instance if it would otherwise take place for two moves in a row(didactic source). In general, once an operation has been triggered in a given context, the system must still decide what to do or say, how to do or say it, or even whether to do or say anything at all.

CONT

As decompilation reveals the locus of expertise and represents structural and strategic abstractions explicitly, didactic interventions can focus on critical concepts and can describe expertise in general terms rather than problem-specific ones.

CONT

Much previous work on ICAI ... has focussed on the "buggy model of learning," in which the computer is supposed to diagnose the student’s incorrect ... operators and direct specific tutorial action to correcting these misconceptions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Éducation permanente
DEF

Suivi de l'apprenant par le module pédagogique.

CONT

Selon ce modèle, l'intervention éducative consiste à modifier l'environnement culturel, en y introduisant de nouveaux éléments de construction et en éliminant les éléments nuisibles.

OBS

Comparer à opération didactique.

Key term(s)
  • action didactique

Spanish

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Record 22 2012-01-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restrictive Practices (Law)
  • Law of Evidence
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
CONT

The issue of adequate disclosure is important in relation to each of the following points :... Paragraph 74. 06(1)(a) of the Act requires the disclosure of the "approximate value" of the prizes. It is the Commissioner's opinion that this phrase would normally mean the approximate regular market value of the product.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pratiques restrictives (Droit)
  • Droit de la preuve
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
CONT

La question de la divulgation convenable est importante sous divers rapports, dont les suivants : [...] L'alinéa 74.06(1)a) de la Loi exige la divulgation de la « valeur approximative » des prix. Le commissaire estime que la valeur approximative devrait désigner la valeur marchande ordinaire approximative du produit.

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Record 23 2011-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Veterinary Medicine
  • Horse Husbandry
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

I can’t stress how important it is to get a vet check done on a horse you wish to buy... The vet will issue a written report to you. You can also ask the vet whether the horse will be physically suitable for the discipline that you want to use the horse for... The vet will look at the horse's structure and determine whether his feet and bone structure are suitable for what you wish to do with the horse. He’ll also be able to point out any imperfections. He’ll check the horse's vital signs and check for lameness after being exercised. He’ll check the horse's teeth to see if they correspond to the age the seller claims the horse to be and he’ll also look to see whether the equine's teeth have been maintained. Essentially the vet will check the horse's conformation, movement and soundness, wind, gut sounds, heart and lungs, eyesight and hearing. If anything untoward is apparent then it's a chance for further investigation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Médecine vétérinaire
  • Élevage des chevaux
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres

Spanish

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Record 24 2010-09-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
CONT

Because of the denting problems occurring in recirculating steam generator PWR [pressurized water reactor] plants, the design for tube-support plates and tube sheets becomes an important issue. The industry trend is toward a more "open" support structure … Although [an] open structure will minimize the likelihood of tube touching, it will increase the risk of vibration fatigue and fretting problems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
CONT

Les principaux types de dégradations que l’on peut rencontrer sur les condenseurs [des générateurs de vapeur] dépendent évidemment du matériau, sauf en ce qui concerne les dégradations d’origine mécanique côté vapeur : érosion par la vapeur, fatigue par vibration et usure par frottement entre tubes.

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Record 25 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Science (General)
DEF

An important issue whose settlement will affect financial resources.

OBS

In a political platform, questions related to everyday life or to elementary needs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences politiques (Généralités)
OBS

Question qui, au cours d'une campagne électorale, se rapporte aux besoins matériels élémentaires des électeurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencias políticas (Generalidades)
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Record 26 2008-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Management Operations (General)
  • Public Administration (General)
OBS

Prepared by T. K. Gussman Associates Inc., Fall 2001, submitted to Risk Management Directorate, Comptrollership Branch, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. This paper deals with how the subject of risk management brought together government departments and agencies with seemingly different interests to interact, share their experiences and achieve cohesion of thought and purpose. It examines the events and catalysts that fuelled these collaborative efforts and draws important lessons from the individual and collective experiences on this key horizontal issue.

Key term(s)
  • Strengthening Risk Management in the Public Service

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
  • Administration publique (Généralités)
OBS

Présenté à la Direction de la gestion des risques, Direction de la fonction de contrôleur, Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada, préparé par T.K. Gussman Associates Inc., automne 2001. Le présent document montre comment le sujet de la gestion du risque a amené des ministères et des organismes poursuivant des intérêts à première vue différents à interagir, à partager leurs expériences et à en arriver à une réflexion et à des mesures cohérentes. On y examine les événements et les facteurs qui ont servi de catalyseurs à ces efforts de collaboration, et on y tire d'importantes leçons de l'expérience individuelle et collective de cet enjeu horizontal clé.

Key term(s)
  • Renforcer la gestion du risque dans la fonction publique

Spanish

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Record 27 2008-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Federal Administration
OBS

This paper deals with how the subject of risk management brought together government departments and agencies with seemingly different interests to interact, share their experiences and achieve cohesion of thought and purpose. It examines the events and catalysts that fuelled these collaborative efforts and draws important lessons from the individual and collective experiences on this key horizontal issue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Administration fédérale
OBS

Le présent document montre comment le sujet de la gestion du risque a amené des ministères et des organismes poursuivant des intérêts à première vue différents à interagir, à partager leurs expériences et à en arriver à une réflexion et à des mesures cohérentes. On y examine les événements et les facteurs qui ont servi de catalyseurs à ces efforts de collaboration, et on y tire d'importantes leçons de l'expérience individuelle et collective de cet enjeu horizontal clé

Spanish

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Record 28 2007-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organization Planning
DEF

The process of informing, training and involving employees in any specific issue important to an organization, whether it be health and safety, waste reduction or climate change.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planification d'organisation
DEF

Processus d'informer, de former et susciter la participation des employés à toute question particulière d'importance à une organisation, que ce soit la santé et la sécurité, la réduction des déchets ou les changements climatiques.

Spanish

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Record 29 2006-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Business and Administrative Documents
OBS

Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, 2006.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Écrits commerciaux et administratifs
OBS

Agence de santé publique du Canada, Ottawa, 2006.

Spanish

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Record 30 2006-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
DEF

A right or permission granted in accordance with law by a competent authority to engage in some business or occupation, to do some act, or to engage in some transaction which but for such license would be unlawful ...

OBS

The term "licence" is not invariably translated by the French "licence" although it is in most cases. The reason is that in English the term does not necessarily imply a business or occupation as does the French :"driver's licence" and "marriage licence" are examples of this. One must therefore be careful in translating "licence"--its usual French equivalent is "licence", but in some cases it can be "permis". An important characteristic distinguishing "licence" from "permit" is the fact that the former is not issued directly by the government but rather by a competent authority or by local authorities, while any of the three groups mentioned can issue a permit. Also, the licence is usually granted for an extended period of time whereas the permit normally authorizes an act of short duration. For example, we say "driver's licence", but "learner's permit".

OBS

In Canada the British spelling (licence) is used more often than the American spelling (license), although both are found in Canadian texts.

OBS

"Licence" is one of two words that in Canadian English are usually spelled differently as nouns and verbs. The preferred spelling for the noun is "licence" and for the verb "license" ... The spellings of the other word are "practice" and "practise".

OBS

licence: term standardized by the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
DEF

[...] Autorisation émise par un pouvoir administratif (ministère, mairie, préfecture, etc.) pour l'exercice d'un commerce ou d'une profession réglementés, toute infraction à la règle entraînant une sanction.

OBS

La «licence» [concerne] obligatoirement une activité commerciale ou professionnelle, alors que le «permis» [peut] être décerné pour l'exercice d'une activité non commerciale [...] voire sportive ou ludique [...] De plus, la «licence» est attribuée par l'Administration ou par une autorité administrative, et non par l'État, tandis que le «permis» est délivré par l'un ou l'autre de ces trois groupes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Documentos oficiales
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Record 31 2005-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
  • General Vocabulary
CONT

access to health care is a fundamental issue

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Vocabulaire général
CONT

l'accès aux soins de santé est un enjeu important

Spanish

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Record 32 2005-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
OBS

Title and abbreviation confirmed by the organization.

OBS

BCCA is Your Voice. Whether it's promoting driver safety, helping an individual member navigate a government bureaucracy, or commenting on an issue in the media-member advocacy is an important role for the British Columbia Automobile Association. BCAA regularly seeks member input on issues that matter to motorists, and takes positions based on majority opinion. We represent motorists’ interests to all levels of government, consulting with government officials on legislation, taxation and transportation planning. We help raise awareness of critical issues by providing information and comment to the media. And, together with the non-profit BCAA Traffic Safety Foundation, we promote programs aimed at educating and protecting road users and pedestrains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
OBS

Appellation et abréviation confirmées par l'organisme.

Spanish

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Record 33 2005-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hospital Furniture
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
CONT

An important issue for the treatment of pressure ulcers is the relief of pressure. A variety of mattresses have been used for this purpose, including various foam pads, air mattresses, and water beds. Acceptance has grown for the use of pressure-reducing devices such as air-fluidized beds and low-air-loss beds. These high-tech beds have been shown to dramatically reduce skin-surface pressure to levels that are less than capillary-filling pressures, even under bony prominences.

CONT

Interventions for Treatment of Pressure Ulcers. Low air loss beds may be considered for high risk/high pain clients.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mobilier d'hôpital
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
OBS

matelas à faible perte d'air : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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Record 34 2004-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
CONT

Conclusion as to proper purpose... the most important issue is whether the directors, in adopting the defensive tactics culminating in the issuer bid, met the onus upon them to show that they acted in the best interests of the corporation as a whole.

CONT

... courts tended to overcome the difficulty of determining a "proper purpose" by applying the general limitation applicable to fiduciaries: that they exercise their powers in the best interests of the beneficiaries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
CONT

Les devoirs des administrateurs. Le devoir de se servir de leurs pouvoirs dans une fin légitime (proper purpose).

Key term(s)
  • proper purpose

Spanish

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Record 35 2003-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security Devices
  • The Eye
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

Quantification of ocular exposure to ultraviolet-B radiation(UV-B) has become an important public health issue, with reports that the ozone layer is being depleted worldwide. Ocular exposure to UV-B is determined by ambient UV-B levels, the duration of outdoor exposure, the proportion of ambient UV-B that reaches the eye, and the use of ocular protection...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs de sécurité
  • Oeil
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
DEF

Toute forme d'équipement couvrant la région des yeux, porté par la personne soumise au risque et permettant la vision.

OBS

protection de l'oeil : terme uniformisé par CN-Air Canada.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Dispositivos de seguridad
  • Ojo
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
CONT

En cuanto a la protección de la cara para los trabajos de soldadura lo estudiaremos conjuntamente con la protección de la vista de los soldadores en el capítulo siguiente.

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Record 36 2003-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Environment
OBS

The Canadian Coalition for Responsible Environmental Solutions represents business organizations, industry associations and consumer advocacy groups that support a Made in Canada solution to deal with this important global issue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
  • Environnement
OBS

La Coalition canadienne pour des solutions responsables en environnement représente un ensemble de regroupements du milieu des affaires, d'associations industrielles et de groupes de défense des intérêts des consommateurs en faveur d'une solution proprement canadienne pour aborder cet enjeu important à l'échelle mondiale.

Spanish

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Record 37 2002-11-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Urban Sociology
  • Urban Housing
CONT

Most important issue with renting a flat is that landlords mostly don’t care about the product they offer, so you’ll have to spend some time finding "decent" apartment. Usually flats are provided without furniture or with just very basic one. One-room apartment in the centre of the city will cost starting from 1500 Roubles(around 35 dollars) per month. Decent apartment in the centre of the city with good furniture might cost 100 dollars and higher.

CONT

The Department of Health and Human Services informs us that 44 million U.S. citizens lack medical insurance, and a major study by the National Low Income Housing Coalition shows us there is no place in America where a full time, minimum-wage worker can afford to rent a decent apartment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie urbaine
  • Habitation et logement (Urbanisme)
CONT

Est-ce qu'un sans-papier régularisé a droit au regroupement familial? [...] Oui, dans la loi. Mais il y a plusieurs paramètres à remplir [...] Dans les paramètres, il faut disposer de ressources, notamment présenter les 12 derniers bulletins de salaire. Et le salaire doit être au moins égal au SMIC [salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance]. Il faut un logement d'au moins 8 m² par personne, avec des sanitaires dans le logement ... Donc quelqu'un avec un travail précaire ne peut ni produire les bulletins de salaire nécessaires, ni louer un appartement décent.

CONT

Avoir un appartement décent devrait être un droit, les régies vous le refusent souvent comme un privilège que vous ne méritez pas. Après avoir sillonné les régies de la place, j'ai pu déterminer le profil du locataire idéal : Suisse, sans enfants, sans animaux, sans amis et sans dettes, fonctionnaire si possible, c'est à dire bien payé et pas licenciable. Sourd et muet, il ne dérange personne et n'est jamais dérangé et surtout, il paye par ordre permanent le 20 de chaque mois.

Spanish

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Record 38 2002-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trade
  • Environmental Economics
  • Economic and Industrial Sociology
CONT

Ethical consumption, also known as socially responsible consumption, is a trend where consumers ask questions about the company that produced the goods -- choosing to patronize the companies which have "positive" profiles and avoiding those with "negative" profiles.

OBS

The very name of "ethical consumption" is still an open issue, and varies from ethical consumption to consumption in solidarity, responsible consumption, and fair consumption.... The idea of "ethical consumption" should initially be based on a definition of ethics. For those who understand the concept of Ethics as the definition of criteria to identify Good and Evil, it is important for the concept of Ethical Consumption to include another idea of consumption that is not based on individualism. The word that best defines this relationship with the rest of the world is "solidarity. "It qualifies it and defines the importance of others in the ethical values on which consumption is based. In this case we are talking about "ethical consumption in solidarity. "There is also a simplified version called "consumption in solidarity", which appears in the literature referring to consumption that not only considers our personal welfare but also considers general welfare. This is a consumption in which production is completed, generating an impact on the ecosystem and society in general. Under this idea, the choice of type of consumption can benefit or hinder the creation or maintenance of the productive jobs in a specific society, the preservation of ecosystems and the promotion of the general welfare of communities, countries and the entire planet. "Responsible consumption"(an expression used in Europe, particularly in France), appears where there is an awareness of the power of consumers, which become economic units with an important role to play, just as important as businesses and market regulatory boards. It implies an idea of economy that wishes to provide answers to citizens who belong to an economic and political world that considers man as a mere consumer. In this respect, consuming in a different way represents paying attention to what the money that we give to buy goods and services is financing, thus bringing economic pressure to bear from below that compensates

CONT

The CSI [Clark Sustainability Initiative] shall be approached as a process of continuous learning and innovation open to all members of the university community. The concepts and means of measuring "sustainability" and "socially and ecologically responsible consumption practices" shall be subject to regular reassessment and reconsideration in light of new experiences and understandings.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce
  • Économie environnementale
  • Sociologie économique et industrielle
CONT

Le mode de consommation durable est fondé sur des modes de production et de consommation pouvant durer sans dégrader l'environnement humain ou naturel. C'est favoriser la consommation responsable, par le choix de produits sains, favorables à l'environnement et produits dans des conditions sociales respectueuses des droits de l'homme.

Spanish

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Record 39 2002-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Another important issue related to CLF Standard 7. 1 is the naming of folders and files that appear in URLs, and the language of the querystrings that may appear in URLs that are dynamically generated by such applications as ASP(Active Server Pages).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Termes (et définitions tirés) du site de normalisation des sites Internet du Conseil du Trésor.

Spanish

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Record 40 2002-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

Another important issue related to CLF Standard 7. 1 is the naming of folders and files that appear in URLs, and the language of the querystrings that may appear in URLs that are dynamically generated by such applications as ASP(Active Server Pages).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Termes (et définitions tirés) du site de normalisation des sites Internet du Conseil du Trésor.

Spanish

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Record 41 2001-11-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Films
  • Courts
OBS

Crimes abound, and so do victims. This slide-sound transfer to film points out the past indifference of the legal system to the victims of crime, and the need for a national network of organizations specialising in helping these victims. While some organizations do exist, they are concentrated mainly in the urban centers and are not equally accessible to all citizens. The film identifies some of these organisations. Vignettes are used to illustrate three types of crime that, while dissimilar in nature, affect victims in much the same way. A public information film that raises an issue important to all citizens.

OBS

Film commissioned in 1982 by the National Film Board of Canada to Media Alternatives and Haines-Cameron for the Soliciteur General of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de films
  • Tribunaux
OBS

Chaque année, plus d'un million de crimes sont commis au Canada. Certes, le système judiciaire canadien applique tout un ensemble de règles et de procédures à l'endroit des accusés, mais que prévoit-il pour les victimes d'agression, d'agression sexuelle et de vol par effraction, qui ont eu recours à la justice pour défendre leur cause, et qui se voient confrontées au système judiciaire.

OBS

Film produit en 1982 pour l'Office National du film du Canada par Media Alternative at Haines-Cameron Inc. pour le ministère du Solliciteur général du Canada.

Spanish

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Record 42 2001-01-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
  • Library Science (General)
OBS

In early 1998, a number of Information Management Forum members expressed concerns about the appropriateness of the "Guide to the Preservation of Essential Records". The guide, which had not been revised since 1987, focussed on wartime rather than peacetime emergencies and did not cover topics such as electronic records. Within that context and in cooperation with the Treasury Board Secretariat led Business Resumption Planning Working Group, it was concluded that it would be appropriate to establish a Working Group to address this important issue... The first meeting of the Essential Records Working Group was held on June 30, 1998.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
  • Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
OBS

Au début de l'année 1998, certains membres du Forum sur la gestion de l'information se sont dits préoccupés par la désuétude du Guide sur la conservation des documents essentiels. Le guide, dont la dernière révision remontait à 1987, mettait l'accent sur les catastrophes en période de guerre plutôt qu'en période de paix et ne traitait pas des questions telles que la gestion des documents électroniques. C'est dans ce contexte et en collaboration avec le Groupe de travail du Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor chargé de la planification de la reprise des opérations, que la décision d'établir un groupe de travail a été prise afin de régler cette importante question [...] La première réunion du Groupe de travail sur les documents essentiels s'est tenue le 30 juin 1998.

Spanish

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Record 43 1998-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Synchronous Versus Asynchronous Update. Another important issue is the timing of the application of the activation rule. In some models, units are updated asynchronously and at random. The usual assumption is that at each point in time each unit has a fixed probability of evaluating and applying its activation rule and updating its activation value.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

À partir de l'équation fondamentale, la mise à jour des éléments du vecteur d'état peut se faire de différentes façons. Mode asynchrone : ici, le vecteur d'état est mis à jour élément par élément en tenant compte des nouvelles valeurs des composantes dès qu'elles sont disponibles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inteligencia artificial
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Record 44 1996-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Public Sector Budgeting
CONT

Furthermore, under the new system, the benefit and the threshold levels will be fully indexed to inflation an important improvement for all seniors who worry about eroding benefits. The partial indexing of the clawback threshold will cease to be an issue.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Budget des collectivités publiques
CONT

En outre, dans le nouveau système, la prestation et les seuils seront entièrement indexés sur l'inflation une amélioration importante pour toutes les personnes âgées qui s'inquiètent de l'érosion graduelle de leurs prestations. L'indexation partielle du seuil de récupération cessera de poser un problème.

Spanish

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Record 45 1996-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administrative Structures (Publ. Admin.)
CONT

More important than economic issues is what Central Europeans call decommunization, screening, or lustration : the policy of preventing former Communist Party apparatchiks and informers from holding government office. Governments rise and fall on the issue; because they disagree about lustration, people whose economic views should make them allies are often bitter enemies instead. In the former East Germany, screening(intended to weed out former police informers) is mandatory for public-sector jobs. The Czech Republic prevents high-ranking members of the former regime, or its informers, from serving in high government positions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Structures de l'administration publique

Spanish

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Record 46 1994-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Official Documents
OBS

license : A right or permission granted in accordance with law by a competent authority to engage in some business or occupation, to do some act, or to engage in some transaction which but for such license would be unlawful... The term "licence" is not invariably translated by the French "licence" although it is in most cases. The reason is that in English the term does not necessarily imply a business or occupation as does the French :"driver's licence" and "marriage licence" are examples of this. One must therefore be careful in translating "licence"--its usual French equivalent is "licence", but in some cases it can be "permis". An important characteristic distinguishing "licence" from "permit" is the fact that the former is not issued directly by the Government but rather by a competent authority or by local authorities, while any of the three groups mentioned can issue a permit. Also, the licence is usually granted for an extended period of time whereas the permit normally authorizes an act of short duration. For example, we say "driver's licence", but "learner's permit". Finally, note that in Canada the British spelling(licence) is used more often than the American spelling(license), although both are found in Canadian texts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Documents officiels
OBS

licence : [...] une autorisation émise par un pouvoir administratif (ministère, mairie, préfecture, etc.) pour l'exercice d'un commerce ou d'une profession réglementés, toute infraction à la règle entraînant une sanction. La «licence» [concerne] obligatoirement une activité commerciale ou professionnelle, alors que le «permis» [peut] être décerné pour l'exercice d'une activité non commerciale [...] voire sportive ou ludique [...] De plus, la «licence» est attribuée par l'Administration ou par une autorité administrative, et non par l'État, tandis que le «permis» est délivré par l'un ou l'autre de ces trois groupes.

Spanish

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Record 47 1992-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Synchronous Versus Asynchronous Update. Another important issue is the timing of the application of the activation rule. In some models, there is a kind of central timing pulse and after each such clock tick a new value is determined simultaneously for all units. This is a synchronous update procedure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
CONT

A partir de l'équation fondamentale, la mise à jour des éléments du vecteur d'état peut se faire de différentes façons. Mode synchrone: dans ce cas, on modifie simultanément toutes les composantes du vecteur d'état.

Spanish

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Record 48 1986-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Inference processes can be very much of the commonsense sort in which relevant knowledge is simply chained.

CONT

an important theoretical issue emerged from the work on MARGIE : we had to find a way to focus the inferencing process in such a way as to pursue only reasonable paths at reasonable levels of detail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
OBS

Voir "mécanisme inférentiel" et "dispositif inférentiel".

Spanish

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Record 49 1986-02-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • War and Peace (International Law)
CONT

... when war breaks out between certain powers, each nation wishing to remain impartial should normally issue either a special or general declaration of neutrality. Such a declaration, however, is by no means absolute. A neutral state may, during the course of the hostilities, repeal, change, or modify its position of neutrality, provided that such alterations are in accordance with international law and are applied without bias to all belligerents. The most important of the rights that result from a declaration of neutrality is the right of territorial integrity. Belligerents may not use a neutral' s territory as a base of operations or engage in hostilities therein. This right applies not only to neutral territory and water, but extends to air space above that territory as well.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Guerre et paix (Droit international)
DEF

Acte par lequel un État notifie officiellement ou rend publique son intention de demeurer neutre en présence de l'état de guerre qui existe entre deux ou plusieurs autres États.

Spanish

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