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IMPUNITY [11 records]

Record 1 2015-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Public Service
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

"Corrupt officials smuggle ill-gotten assets into safe havens through offshore companies with absolute impunity, "said [the] chairman of Transparency International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fonction publique
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

Montréal récupère 344 800 $ d’anciens fonctionnaires corrompus. [...] Mercredi, le comité exécutif a donné son aval à une entente intervenue entre la Ville, le Syndicat professionnel des scientifiques à pratique exclusive et les deux fonctionnaires corrompus.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Función pública
  • Infracciones y crímenes
CONT

Con polígrafo y lector de retina [el] Gobierno busca a funcionarios corruptos. [...] Se trata de funcionarios con responsabilidades, bien sea de contratación, de cualquier forma de gasto público, en decisiones estratégicas o relevantes para las finanzas de las entidades y de la nación.

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Record 2 2009-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Criminology
CONT

The Sicilians also have a law of silence ...; it forbids the common man, woman or child to cooperate at all with the police or the government, upon pain of death.

CONT

Because intimidated citizens upheld the code of silence, traffickers were able to operate with virtual impunity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Criminologie
CONT

Les membres de la mafia sont liés par l'omertà, ou loi du silence, strict code de conduite qui interdit tout contact et toute coopération avec les autorités officielles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Criminología
CONT

Los implicados en cada caso son todos chinos; cada cual ha venido desde China como ha podido y única y exclusivamente «ajustan cuentas» o «saldan deudas» entre ellos. El código de silencio y de honor de los orientales que viven en un país extranjero hace que la Policía se encuentre con una barrera casi imposible de franquear para esclarecer los hechos.

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Record 3 2008-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tort Law (common law)
CONT

Exceptionally, mere failure to terminate "inconsistent dealings" is treated as actionable : at least this is well established with respect to retaining a servant once it has come to one's knowledge, after hiring him, that he is already bound to someone else. But if the interference consists in making an inconsistent contract, knowledge attained only thereafter comes too late, even when the inconsistent contract could be rescinded with impunity.... it has been held actionable as "inconsistent dealings" to accept an offer to purchase a piece of land in known violation of a restrictive covenant, or a motorcar in disregard of a covenant against resale, which is either case contractually bond the vendor.

OBS

term rarely used in the singular

French

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

terme rarement utilisé au singulier

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports (Généralités)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
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Record 5 2001-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Rights and Freedoms
OBS

Recommended by the Special Rapporteur on the question of the impunity of perpetrators of violations of human rights(civil and political rights).

OBS

Title reproduced from the document entitled "Human Rights: Names of International Bodies and Instruments and Other Titles = Droits de l’homme: noms d’organes et instruments internationaux et autres titres = Derechos Humanos: Nombres de Organos e Instrumentos Internacionales y Otros Títulos" with the authorization of the United Nations Office in Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Droits et libertés
OBS

Reproduit du lexique «Human Rights: Names of International Bodies and Instruments and Other Titles = Droits de l'homme : noms d'organes et instruments internationaux et autres titres = Derechos Humanos: Nombres de Organos e Instrumentos Internacionales y Otros Títulos» avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de monografías
  • Derechos y Libertades
OBS

Extraído de "Human Rights: Names of International Bodies and Instruments and Other Titles = Droits de l'homme : noms d'organes et instruments internationaux et autres titres = Derechos Humanos: Nombres de Organos e Instrumentos Internacionales y Otros Títulos" con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 6 1999-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Penal Law
OBS

Published in 1999 by the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Droit pénal
OBS

Publié en 1999 par le Centre international des droits de la personne et du développement démocratique.

Spanish

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Record 7 1999-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Penal Law
OBS

Published in 1997 by the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Droit pénal
OBS

Publié en 1997 par le Centre international des droits de la personne et du développement démocratique.

Spanish

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Record 8 1994-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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Record 9 1993-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
OBS

Motto of The Black Watch of Canada (Royal Highland Regiment).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
OBS

Devise du régiment The Black Watch of Canada (Royal Highland Regiment).

Spanish

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Record 10 1981-12-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Police
OBS

So long as members of the criminal justice system persist in regarding drinking driving laws as too severe(...) the citizen's respect for the law will be undermined, and he can be expected to violate the law with impunity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Police

Spanish

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Record 11 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Proverbs and Maxims

French

Domaine(s)
  • Proverbes et dictons

Spanish

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