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INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY [7 records]

Record 1 2017-01-03

English

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

BC Conservatives … stand for a common sense approach to government, individual liberty and equality, social responsibility, grassroots democracy, and a free enterprise economy.

Key term(s)
  • B.C. Conservative Party
  • B.C. Conservatives

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités provinciaux non gouv. canadiens
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
Key term(s)
  • B.C. Conservative Party
  • B.C. Conservatives

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Status of Persons (Private Law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Statut des personnes (Droit privé)

Spanish

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Record 3 2009-10-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Conventions, Treaties and Agreements (Documents)
  • National and International Security
  • International Law
OBS

Washington DC, 4 april 1949. The Parties to this Treaty reaffirm their faith in the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and their desire to live in peace with all peoples and all governments. They are determined to safeguard the freedom, common heritage and civilisation of their peoples, founded on the principles of democracy, individual liberty and the rule of law. They seek to promote stability and well-being in the North Atlantic area. They are resolved to unite their efforts for collective defence and for the preservation of peace and security.

OBS

Atlantic Treaty: an informal title used to refer to the North Atlantic Treaty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de conventions, de traités et d'accords (Documents)
  • Sécurité nationale et internationale
  • Droit international
OBS

Washington DC, le 4 avril 1949. Les États parties au présent Traité, réaffirmant leur foi dans les buts et les principes de la Charte des Nations Unies et leur désir de vivre en paix avec tous les peuples et tous les gouvernements. Déterminés à sauvegarder la liberté de leurs peuples, leur héritage commun et leur civilisation, fondés sur les principes de la démocratie, les libertés individuelles et le règne du droit. Soucieux de favoriser dans la région de l'Atlantique Nord et le bien-être et la stabilité. Résolus à unir leurs efforts pour leur défense collective et pour la préservation de la paix et de la sécurité.

OBS

Pacte Atlantique : titre informel faisant référence au Traité de l'Atlantique Nord.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de convenciones, tratados y acuerdos (Documentos)
  • Seguridad nacional e internacional
  • Derecho internacional
OBS

Washington DC, 4 de abril de 1949. Las Partes de este Tratado reafirma su fe en los propósitos y principios de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas y su deseo de vivir en paz con todos los pueblos y todos los Gobiernos. Decididos a salvaguardar la libertad, la herencia común y la civilización de sus pueblos, basados en los principios de la democracia, las libertades individuales y el imperio de la ley. Deseosos de promover la estabilidad y el bienestar en la zona del Atlántico Norte. Resueltos a unir sus esfuerzos para la defensa colectiva y la conservación de la paz y la seguridad.

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Record 4 2006-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rights and Freedoms
  • Status of Persons (Private Law)
CONT

... it is generally thought along the two opposite concepts of positive liberty and negative liberty. The latter designates a negative condition in which an individual is protected from tyranny and the arbitrary exercise of authority, while the former implies the right to exercise civil rights, such as standing for officer.

CONT

Positive liberty ... refers to the ability to act to fulfill one’s own potential, as opposed to negative liberty which refers to freedom from the interference of others in one’s affairs. Positive liberty is often described as freedom to achieve certain ends, while negative liberty is described as freedom from external coercion.

CONT

... the existence of values and institutions derived from religion and morality, which restrain the individual and provide a balance between individual freedom and individual responsibility.

OBS

"freedom" ... in a positive way, it refers to the autonomy and spontaneity of a rational subject, by describing what constitutes deliberate human behavior.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droits et libertés
  • Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
DEF

[...] sûreté garantissant les personnes qui résulte de ce que nul ne peut être arrêté ni incarcéré que dans les cas prévus par la loi et suivant des formes prescrites d'avance et du droit pour chacun de n'être jamais traduit devant d'autres juges que ses juges naturels, désignés par la loi [...]

CONT

Liberté individuelle, liberté physique, ensemble des garanties contre les arrestations, les détentions et pénalités arbitraires.

CONT

Pour définir la liberté, certains ont proposé liberté positive et liberté négative. La liberté négative est l'absence de coercition, la liberté positive est la possibilité de faire ce que l'on veut. La liberté positive n'existe que dans l'esprit de ceux qui prétendent savoir ce que l'être humain veut, ou devrait vouloir.

Key term(s)
  • liberté absolue

Spanish

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Record 5 2006-05-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology (General)
  • Social Policy (General)
DEF

Libertarian concept of individual rights unconstrained by government.

CONT

negative liberty ... The philosophical concept of negative liberty or absolute liberty refers to an individual’s liberty from being subjected to the authority of others. In this negative sense, one is considered free to the extent to which no person interferes with his or her activity.

CONT

... It is generally thought along the two opposite concepts of positive liberty and negative liberty. The latter designates a negative condition in which an individual is protected from tyranny and the arbitrary exercice of authority, while the former implies the right to exercise civil rights, such as standing for office.

OBS

Freedom is a concept that refers, in a negative way, to the absence of submissiveness, servility and self-determination, a concept that describes the independence of man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
  • Politiques sociales (Généralités)
DEF

Droit fondamental de faire tout ce que la société n'a pas le droit d'empêcher; exercice des volontés légitimes de chacun dans la limite des nécessités de l'ordre social.

CONT

La liberté négative est l'absence de coercition [...] La liberté négative exige le respect de la liberté individuelle comme un absolu.

CONT

L'autonomie est ainsi identique à la liberté négative du libéralisme classique, qui consiste à protéger les individus de toute interférence de la part des autorités ou d'experts.

Spanish

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Record 6 2001-07-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
  • Parliamentary Language
CONT

... an open question, upon which each member of the Cabinet is at perfect liberty to exercise his own judgement in supporting that question if brought forward by others, or in propounding it either in the Cabinet or to Parliament. But if any member of the Cabinet should deem it an indispensable duty to bring forward individually the Catholic question in Parliament, he is distinctly to state that he does so in his individual capacity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
CONT

Cependant, Monsieur le Président, la question de savoir si le Code de gérance de l'environnement est toujours en vigueur et s'il continue de s'appliquer à ces organismes qui ne sont pas tenus de produire une stratégie de développement durable demeure une question ouverte.

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-11-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
OBS

Formed By Merger Of : Society for Individual Liberty,(founded 1969; formed by merger of Society of Rational Individualism, which was founded in 1968, and Libertarian Caucus; absorbed Student Committee for Economic Education) and Libertarian International(founded 1980).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux

Spanish

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