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INCREASED DANGER [6 records]

Record 1 2016-09-02

English

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

An uncommon activity giving rise to strict liability, which necessarily involves risk of serious harm to the person, land or chattels of others and which cannot be eliminated by the exercise of utmost care.

CONT

... Canadian courts, in these strict liability cases, are concerned with more than non-natural use, mischief and escape... Although these phrases are still frequently employed in the cases, there are also references to increased dangers or extra-hazardous activities, concepts that resemble the notions of abnormal danger, and ultra-hazardous activities, employed in the American jurisprudence.

Key term(s)
  • ultra-hazardous activity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
Key term(s)
  • activité ultra-dangereuse

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de ilícitos civiles (common law)
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Record 2 2015-04-01

English

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

... Canadian courts, in these strict liability cases, are concerned with more than non-natural use, mischief and escape... Although these phrases are still frequently employed in the cases, there are also references to increased dangers or extra-hazardous activities, concepts that resemble the notions of abnormal danger, and ultra-hazardous activities, employed in the American Jurisprudence.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des délits (common law)
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
CONT

[...] les tribunaux canadiens, dans les affaires de responsabilité stricte, sont préoccupés par quelque chose de plus que l'usage non naturel, les dégâts et la fuite ou l'échappement [...] Bien que ces expressions soient encore fréquemment employées dans ces affaires, on y mentionne également les dangers accrus ou les activités particulièrement dangereuses, des concepts aux notions de danger anormal, et d'activités très dangereuses, que l'on relève dans la jurisprudence américaine.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Skydiving, Paragliding and Hang Gliding
DEF

A parachute landing by a sudden increase in wind speed during the descent.

CONT

The following accidents reported by the U. S. National Transportation Safety Board(NTSB) are reviewed for the benefit of the ballooning community in Canada and to emphasize the importance of pre-flight checking/maintenance of balloon control lines, the increased risk of prolonging flight after any indication of high-wind conditions that can result in a high-wind landing and the ever present danger of power lines.

Key term(s)
  • high wind landing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Parachutisme, parapente et deltaplane
CONT

Les accidents suivants, signalés par le National Transportation Safety Board des É.-U. (NTSB), sont passés en revue à l'intention des aérostiers canadiens. Ils permettent d'insister sur l'importance de la vérification et de la maintenance avant vol des câbles de commande des ballons, sur le risque accru que comporte la poursuite d'un vol après l'annonce d'une période de vent fort qui pourrait nécessiter un atterrissage par vent fort ainsi que sur le danger constant que constituent les lignes de transport d'électricité.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-09-30

English

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

A special use bringing with it increased danger to others... not merely the ordinary use of the land or such as is proper for the general benefit of the community.

OBS

As opposed to "natural user of land."

French

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

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-04-09

English

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

... if one searches carefully, one may occasionally see evidence of the emerging view(theory of strict liability for abnormally dangerous activities). In Richards v. Lothian... The phrase "increased danger" was employed in defining what was a non-natural use of land.

French

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

[...] si on cherche bien, on peut parfois découvrir un indice de la présence de cette nouvelle conception (théorie de la responsabilité stricte à l'égard d'activités particulièrement dangereuses). Dans l'arrêt Richards v. Lothian [...], on a employé l'expression «danger accru» dans la définition de l'usage non naturel d'un bien-fonds.

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Law
  • Environmental Economics
CONT

If the rate of charge varies according to the region, there may be the danger that, when the upper limit for pollution is reached, the charge will not be increased and that regions with low rates of charge will exert an attraction on entrepreneurs even when pollution limits are exceeded.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit environnemental
  • Économie environnementale
DEF

Niveau maximal de pollution (exprimé en termes de concentration, de quantité ou de taux) au-delà duquel on trouve un état environnemental différent ou une situation différente en ce qui a trait aux lois, aux règlements, etc.

Spanish

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