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LEGAL COMPETENCE [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-08-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
- Private Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal incapacity
1, record 1, English, legal%20incapacity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- legal disability 2, record 1, English, legal%20disability
correct
- juridical incapacity 3, record 1, English, juridical%20incapacity
- incapacity 4, record 1, English, incapacity
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lack of legal power, ability or competence to enter into a legal contract, e. g. an infant, a bankrupt. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995] 5, record 1, English, - legal%20incapacity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
- Droit privé
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- incapacité légale
1, record 1, French, incapacit%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- incapacité juridique 2, record 1, French, incapacit%C3%A9%20juridique
correct, feminine noun
- incapacité de droit 3, record 1, French, incapacit%C3%A9%20de%20droit
correct, feminine noun
- incapacité 4, record 1, French, incapacit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- privation du droit d'exercer pleinement ses droits civils 5, record 1, French, privation%20du%20droit%20d%27exercer%20pleinement%20ses%20droits%20civils
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estado de las personas (Derecho privado)
- Derecho privado
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- inhabilidad jurídica
1, record 1, Spanish, inhabilidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- incapacidad jurídica 1, record 1, Spanish, incapacidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
- incapacidad 2, record 1, Spanish, incapacidad
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Carencia de aptitud legal para ejercer derechos y contraer obligaciones. 2, record 1, Spanish, - inhabilidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Status of Persons (Private Law)
- Legal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legal capacity
1, record 2, English, legal%20capacity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- capacity 2, record 2, English, capacity
correct
- basic capacity 3, record 2, English, basic%20capacity
- legal competence 4, record 2, English, legal%20competence
- judicial capacity 5, record 2, English, judicial%20capacity
- legal qualification 4, record 2, English, legal%20qualification
- legal status 4, record 2, English, legal%20status
- legal standing 6, record 2, English, legal%20standing
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude to be vested with and to exercise rights. 5, record 2, English, - legal%20capacity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Statut des personnes (Droit privé)
- Théorie du droit
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- capacité juridique
1, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20juridique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- capacité 2, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
- capacité légale 3, record 2, French, capacit%C3%A9%20l%C3%A9gale
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitude d'une personne à être titulaire d'un droit et à l'exercer. 4, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20juridique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
capacité juridique : recommandation du Comité d'uniformisation des règles de procédure civile dans le cadre du PAJLO. 5, record 2, French, - capacit%C3%A9%20juridique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Estado de las personas (Derecho privado)
- Régimen jurídico
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- capacidad jurídica
1, record 2, Spanish, capacidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Aptitud que tiene una persona para ser sujeto o parte, por sí o por representante legal, en las relaciones jurídicas, ya sea como titular de derechos o facultades, ya como obligado a una prestación o al cumplimiento de un deber. 2, record 2, Spanish, - capacidad%20jur%C3%ADdica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-04-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
- International Relations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- domestic jurisdiction
1, record 3, English, domestic%20jurisdiction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... jurisdiction ... which falls within the exclusive competence of a State and over which it claims and reserves the exclusive right to act, uninterfered by other States, considering that it alone is competent to order and regulate such matters which are essentially within the domain of its internal (home) affairs. 2, record 3, English, - domestic%20jurisdiction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "domestic jurisdiction", as used in the theory and practice of international law, mainly since the Covenant of the League of Nations, is not a new legal concept from the point of view of its content. Indeed, it does not mean anything else or anything more than the term sovereignty in the sense of the supreme power of the State over its territory and inhabitants in the framework of international law binding upon the State. What some authors used to call "internal sovereignty" corresponds to domestic jurisdiction. This term does not mean exactly the same thing as the French expression "compétence exclusive de l'État, "although it is translated in this way in the Covenant. 3, record 3, English, - domestic%20jurisdiction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 4, record 3, English, - domestic%20jurisdiction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
- Relations internationales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- compétence nationale
1, record 3, French, comp%C3%A9tence%20nationale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- juridiction interne 2, record 3, French, juridiction%20interne
correct, feminine noun
- juridiction nationale 2, record 3, French, juridiction%20nationale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Juridiction [...] qui est de la compétence exclusive d'un État et sur laquelle il revendique et se réserve le droit exclusif d'agir, à l'exclusion de toute ingérence étrangère, puisqu'il considère qu'il est seul compétent à réglementer et contrôler les matières qui sont essentiellement du domaine de ses affaires intérieures. 2, record 3, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20nationale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compétence nationale. Expression employée dans la Charte des Nations Unies et désignant les affaires dans lesquelles, aux termes de l'Article 2, par. 7, l'ONU n'est pas fondée à intervenir [...] 1, record 3, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20nationale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Reproduit de la Liste provisoire de termes juridiques se rapportant aux travaux de la Commission du droit international avec l'autorisation de l'Office des Nations Unies à Genève. 3, record 3, French, - comp%C3%A9tence%20nationale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho internacional público
- Relaciones internacionales
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- jurisdicción interna
1, record 3, Spanish, jurisdicci%C3%B3n%20interna
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Según el párrafo 7 del artículo 2 de la Carta de las Naciones Unidas ninguna disposición de la Carta autorizará a las Naciones Unidas "a intervenir en los asuntos que son esencialmente de la jurisdicción interna de los Estados". 1, record 3, Spanish, - jurisdicci%C3%B3n%20interna
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Reproducido del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 3, Spanish, - jurisdicci%C3%B3n%20interna
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-07-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Canadian College of Microbiologists
1, record 4, English, Canadian%20College%20of%20Microbiologists
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canadian College of Microbiologists(CCM) is a professional association for Microbiologists across Canada. The College was incorporated in 1978 under the Canada Corporations Act and has a mandate to : gain recognition of microbiology as a distinctive scientific profession and to provide an association through which professional microbiologists may develop programs and activities to promote their professional development and status; provide a designation, by which they are recognized to work with microorganisms with competence, dependability and safety; and operate with legal and professional status as a non-profit organization. 2, record 4, English, - Canadian%20College%20of%20Microbiologists
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux canadiens
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Collège Canadien de Microbiologistes
1, record 4, French, Coll%C3%A8ge%20Canadien%20de%20Microbiologistes
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2005-03-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Law of Evidence
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Health Law
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- synthetic competence
1, record 5, English, synthetic%20competence
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "synthetic competence". This concept contemplates treating mentally ill persons for the purpose of making them competent to stand trial, in order to convict and sentence them. 2, record 5, English, - synthetic%20competence
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
There is... a combined legal-pharmacological-psychiatric enquiry required in relation to synthetic competence. In order to determine the legal effect of synthetic competence, it is necessary for courts to have some idea of the effect of psychotropic drugs on a person's mind. 2, record 5, English, - synthetic%20competence
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la preuve
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Droit de la santé
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- capacité synthétique
1, record 5, French, capacit%C3%A9%20synth%C3%A9tique
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- capacité artificielle 1, record 5, French, capacit%C3%A9%20artificielle
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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