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LEGAL DOCTRINE [21 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Various Military Titles
- Military Training
- Military Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Forces Military Law Centre
1, record 1, English, Canadian%20Forces%20Military%20Law%20Centre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CFMLC 1, record 1, English, CFMLC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Canadian Forces Military Law Centre is the military legal education and training delivery organization for the Canadian Armed Forces(CAF). The mission of the CFMLC is to lead the design, development and delivery of legal research, doctrine, education and training for the CAF. 1, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Forces%20Military%20Law%20Centre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Canadian Forces Military Law Center
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appellations militaires diverses
- Instruction du personnel militaire
- Droit militaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Centre de droit militaire des Forces canadiennes
1, record 1, French, Centre%20de%20droit%20militaire%20des%20Forces%20canadiennes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CDMFC 1, record 1, French, CDMFC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le CDMFC est l'organisation responsable de l'éducation et de la formation juridique militaire pour les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC). Son mandat consiste à fournir une formation en droit, du matériel et des services didactiques aux militaires afin de les aider à relever les défis associés aux opérations courantes et futures. 1, record 1, French, - Centre%20de%20droit%20militaire%20des%20Forces%20canadiennes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-09-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- International Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- doctrine
1, record 2, English, doctrine
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- teachings 2, record 2, English, teachings
correct, plural
- legal doctrine 3, record 2, English, legal%20doctrine
correct
- legal writings 4, record 2, English, legal%20writings
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Doctrine" means "the teaching of the most highly qualified publicists of the various nations." It is considered a subsidiary means for the determination of the law, i.e. resorted to only in the absence of treaty, custom or general principles of law. 5, record 2, English, - doctrine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
legal writings: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 6, record 2, English, - doctrine
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit international
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- doctrine
1, record 2, French, doctrine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conception et interprétation du droit présentées par les auteurs dans leurs ouvrages de science juridique. 2, record 2, French, - doctrine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Cour, dont la mission est de régler conformément au droit international les différends qui lui sont soumis, applique [...] les décisions judiciaires et la doctrine des publicistes les plus qualifiés des différentes nations, comme moyen auxiliaire de détermination des règles du droit. 3, record 2, French, - doctrine
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Se distingue et parfois s'oppose à la jurisprudence, c'est-à-dire à la conception et à l'interprétation du droit qui se dégage des décisions arbitrales ou judiciaires. 2, record 2, French, - doctrine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
- Derecho internacional
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- doctrina científica
1, record 2, Spanish, doctrina%20cient%C3%ADfica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
doctrina científica: Es la doctrina de los autores que no constituye parte del ordenamiento jurídico pero tiene influencia en la vida jurídica. 1, record 2, Spanish, - doctrina%20cient%C3%ADfica
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrina científica: Expresión y definición reproducidas del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 2, record 2, Spanish, - doctrina%20cient%C3%ADfica
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-06-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gratuitous promise
1, record 3, English, gratuitous%20promise
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
According to traditional legal doctrine, if one party makes a promise and the other party offers nothing in exchange for that promise, the promise is unenforceable. Such a promise is known as a "gratuitous promise. "Gratuitous promises are said to be "unenforceable for lack of consideration. " 2, record 3, English, - gratuitous%20promise
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- promesse gratuite
1, record 3, French, promesse%20gratuite
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-07-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- closing address
1, record 4, English, closing%20address
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some Canadian judges hold a conference with counsel prior to counsel’s closing addresses to the jury. (L.R.C., The Jury in Criminal Trials, 1980, Working Paper 27, p. 88) 1, record 4, English, - closing%20address
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
When the presentation of all evidence has been completed, counsel to each of the parties addresses the trier(s) of fact, reviewing and summarizing the evidence, and(if there is no jury) arguing the applicable legal doctrine.(Schiff, Evidence in the Litigation Process, 1978, p. 27) 1, record 4, English, - closing%20address
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plaidoirie
1, record 4, French, plaidoirie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plaidoirie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - plaidoirie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-05-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mala fide purchaser
1, record 5, English, mala%20fide%20purchaser
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- purchaser in bad faith 1, record 5, English, purchaser%20in%20bad%20faith
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The equitable doctrine of notice was that a person who purchased an estate, although for valuable consideration, after notice of a prior equitable right, made himself a "mala fide" purchaser, and was not enabled, by getting in the legal estate, to defeat that right, but was held to be a trustee for the benefit of the person whose right he sought to defeat.(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1253). 1, record 5, English, - mala%20fide%20purchaser
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- acquéreur de mauvaise foi
1, record 5, French, acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20mauvaise%20foi
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'équivalent «acheteur de mauvaise foi» sera acceptable en contexte. 1, record 5, French, - acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20mauvaise%20foi
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
acquéreur de mauvaise foi : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 5, French, - acqu%C3%A9reur%20de%20mauvaise%20foi
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2013-03-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- doctrine
1, record 6, English, doctrine
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Doctrines of law are systematic formulations of legal principles, rules, conceptions, and standards with respect to particular situations, or types of cases, or fields of the legal order, in logically interdependent schemes, whereby reasoning may proceed on the basis of the scheme and its logical implications. Examples are the doctrine of consideration in contract, the doctrine of personal bar, and the doctrine of "respondeat superior". The development and formulation of doctrines are the work of judges and jurists, not of legislation, which treats of particular rules only.("Oxford Companion to Law", 1980, p. 371). 1, record 6, English, - doctrine
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- doctrine
1, record 6, French, doctrine
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrine : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 6, French, - doctrine
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2013-03-15
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- legal property right
1, record 7, English, legal%20property%20right
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Under the "Married Women's Property Act", 1882...(t) he court must give effect to the legal and equitable property rights of the parties as they exist, and there is no doctrine of "family assets" which gives the court discretion to depart from the ordinary law of ownership.(Megarry & Wade, 4th ed., 1975, p. 997) 1, record 7, English, - legal%20property%20right
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- droit de propriété en common law
1, record 7, French, droit%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20en%20common%20law
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
droit de propriété en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 7, French, - droit%20de%20propri%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20en%20common%20law
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2012-12-12
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- equitable doctrine of notice
1, record 8, English, equitable%20doctrine%20of%20notice
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The equitable doctrine of notice was that a person who purchased an estate, although for valuable consideration, after notice of a prior equitable right, made himself a "mala fide" purchaser, and was not enabled, by getting in the legal estate, to defeat that right, but was held to be a trustee for the benefit of the person whose right he sought to defeat.(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1253). 1, record 8, English, - equitable%20doctrine%20of%20notice
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- doctrine de la connaissance en equity
1, record 8, French, doctrine%20de%20la%20connaissance%20en%20equity
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrine de la connaissance en equity : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 8, French, - doctrine%20de%20la%20connaissance%20en%20equity
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2012-12-03
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of feeding the estoppel
1, record 9, English, doctrine%20of%20feeding%20the%20estoppel
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In determining the issue as to the priority of the mortgages, the doctrine of "feeding the estoppel" was considered. This doctrine is invoked when a person has no legal interest in the land at the time of the conveyance. As soon as he acquires title, it "feeds the estoppel" so as to pass his title to the grantee, according to the covenants in the deed, but subject to any limitations or defects in his newly acquired title.(5 R. P. R., p. 16) 1, record 9, English, - doctrine%20of%20feeding%20the%20estoppel
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- doctrine du soutien de la préclusion
1, record 9, French, doctrine%20du%20soutien%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9clusion
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrine du soutien de la préclusion : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 9, French, - doctrine%20du%20soutien%20de%20la%20pr%C3%A9clusion
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2012-12-03
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of consideration
1, record 10, English, doctrine%20of%20consideration
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In English law, a promise is not, as a general rule, binding as a contract unless it is either made under seal or supported by some "consideration". The purpose of the doctrine of consideration is to put some legal limit on the enforceability of agreements even where they are intended to be legally binding and are not vitiated by some factor such as mistake, misrepresentation, duress or illegality.... The present position therefore is that English law limits the enforceability of agreements not under seal by reference to a complex and multifarious body of rules known as "the doctrine of consideration. "(Chitty on Contracts, 26th ed., 1989, Vol I, pp. 105-106). 1, record 10, English, - doctrine%20of%20consideration
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- doctrine de la contrepartie
1, record 10, French, doctrine%20de%20la%20contrepartie
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrine de la contrepartie : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 10, French, - doctrine%20de%20la%20contrepartie
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2012-12-03
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of accretion
1, record 11, English, doctrine%20of%20accretion
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Traditionally, the legal mechanism employed to resolve disputes arising through changes in land bordering upon water is the doctrine of accretion. Stated briefly, this doctrine is that naturally occurring additions of soil to waterside land become the property of the riparian owner of the land which is thereby increased, and soil removed by erosion ceases to belong to the riparian owner whose land is diminished.(Howarth, The Conveyancer, p. 247) 1, record 11, English, - doctrine%20of%20accretion
Record 11, Key term(s)
- accretion doctrine
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- doctrine de l'accroissement
1, record 11, French, doctrine%20de%20l%27accroissement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrine de l'accroissement : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 11, French, - doctrine%20de%20l%27accroissement
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2012-12-03
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of estates
1, record 12, English, doctrine%20of%20estates
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A person ... can never ... have an absolute ownership of the land itself. This is because of the ... "doctrine of estates", which limits ownership of land short of being absolute. The greatest interest one can have in it is an estate, and an estate is always short of absolute ownership of the land it covers. (Cartwright, p. 324-325) 1, record 12, English, - doctrine%20of%20estates
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In Anglo-Canadian real property law, fragmentation of the property right in several ways is thus possible. The three main ones are on the basis of time, between legal and equitable ownership and by co-ownership.... Division on the basis of time takes place by virtue of the doctrine of estates.(Anger and Honsberger, 2nd, p. 11) 1, record 12, English, - doctrine%20of%20estates
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- doctrine domaniale
1, record 12, French, doctrine%20domaniale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- doctrine des domaines 1, record 12, French, doctrine%20des%20domaines
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
doctrine domaniale; doctrine des domaines : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 12, French, - doctrine%20domaniale
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2010-10-14
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- informed consent doctrine
1, record 13, English, informed%20consent%20doctrine
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- doctrine of informed consent 2, record 13, English, doctrine%20of%20informed%20consent
correct
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The legal doctrine of informed consent is part of the general law of patient consent. 3, record 13, English, - informed%20consent%20doctrine
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Supreme Court of Canada and provincial appellate courts have repeatedly affirmed the doctrine of informed consent, ruling that care providers will be liable in tort (for negligence or battery) if they carry out a medical intervention without such consent. 4, record 13, English, - informed%20consent%20doctrine
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 3 CONT
... some patients have their minds made up before they acquire the kind of information that the informed consent doctrine requires that they receive, and the receipt of this information does not change their decision. 5, record 13, English, - informed%20consent%20doctrine
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- doctrine du consentement éclairé
1, record 13, French, doctrine%20du%20consentement%20%C3%A9clair%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans la doctrine du consentement éclairé, le patient consent donc en fonction de l'information qui touche non seulement la nature de l'acte médico-chirurgical posé sur lui mais aussi les conséquences possibles de l'acte. 2, record 13, French, - doctrine%20du%20consentement%20%C3%A9clair%C3%A9
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
Record 14 - internal organization data 2005-10-13
Record 14, English
Record 14, Subject field(s)
- Health Law
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 14, Main entry term, English
- special or unusual risks
1, record 14, English, special%20or%20unusual%20risks
correct, plural
Record 14, Abbreviations, English
Record 14, Synonyms, English
Record 14, Textual support, English
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... according to the court, "special or unusual risks" ... include possible risks which, in a particular case, have the potential for serious consequences if they occur. 2, record 14, English, - special%20or%20unusual%20risks
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 CONT
As it stands, the legal doctrine of informed consent requires the physician to tell the patient, without being questioned, not only the nature of the treatment but also any material risks and any special or unusual risks. 3, record 14, English, - special%20or%20unusual%20risks
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"special or unusual risks" is a set expression used in the field of the law of consent. 4, record 14, English, - special%20or%20unusual%20risks
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 OBS
special or unusual riks: term usually used in the plural. 4, record 14, English, - special%20or%20unusual%20risks
Record 14, Key term(s)
- special or unusual risk
- unusual or special risks
- unusual or special risk
Record 14, French
Record 14, Domaine(s)
- Droit de la santé
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 14, Main entry term, French
- risques particuliers ou inhabituels
1, record 14, French, risques%20particuliers%20ou%20inhabituels
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 14, Abbreviations, French
Record 14, Synonyms, French
- aléas particuliers ou inhabituels 2, record 14, French, al%C3%A9as%20particuliers%20ou%20inhabituels
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 14, Textual support, French
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Quant aux risques «particuliers ou inhabituels», il s'agit des risques peu courants, qui sortent de l'ordinaire ou auxquels on ne fait pas face dans la vie quotidienne. Il s'agit des risques quelque peu extraordinaires, rares et qu'on ne rencontre pas tous les jours, mais qui surviennent à l'occasion. Bien qu'il s'agisse d'événements rares, en raison de leur caractère inhabituel ou particulier, la Cour suprême a déclaré qu'ils doivent être communiqués à un patient raisonnable, même s'il ne s'agit pas de risques «importants». 3, record 14, French, - risques%20particuliers%20ou%20inhabituels
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le praticien est tenu d'instruire son client de tous les aléas particuliers ou inhabituels à l'opération. 2, record 14, French, - risques%20particuliers%20ou%20inhabituels
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fiche terminologique en droit de la responsabilité délictuelle fournie par le Centre de traduction et de documentation juridique de l'Université d'Ottawa. 4, record 14, French, - risques%20particuliers%20ou%20inhabituels
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 2 OBS
«risques particuliers ou inhabituels» et «aléas particuliers ou inhabituels» sont des expressions figées dans le domaine du droit touchant le consentement. 5, record 14, French, - risques%20particuliers%20ou%20inhabituels
Record number: 14, Textual support number: 3 OBS
risques particuliers ou inhabituels; aléas particuliers ou inhabituels : termes habituellement utilisés au pluriel. 5, record 14, French, - risques%20particuliers%20ou%20inhabituels
Record 14, Key term(s)
- risque particulier ou inhabituel
- risques inhabituels ou particuliers
- aléa particulier ou inhabituel
- aléas inhabituels ou particuliers
- aléa inhabituel ou particulier
Record 14, Spanish
Record 14, Textual support, Spanish
Record 15 - internal organization data 2005-05-05
Record 15, English
Record 15, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 15, Main entry term, English
- bad samaritanism
1, record 15, English, bad%20samaritanism
correct
Record 15, Abbreviations, English
Record 15, Synonyms, English
Record 15, Textual support, English
Record number: 15, Textual support number: 1 CONT
As a general rule, an individual has no duty to aid another in danger if he did not create the perilous situation. This doctrine of "bad samaritanism" is a prevalent feature of the Anglo-American legal systems. 2, record 15, English, - bad%20samaritanism
Record 15, French
Record 15, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 15, Main entry term, French
- mauvais samaritanisme
1, record 15, French, mauvais%20samaritanisme
proposal, masculine noun
Record 15, Abbreviations, French
Record 15, Synonyms, French
Record 15, Textual support, French
Record 15, Spanish
Record 15, Textual support, Spanish
Record 16 - internal organization data 2004-09-28
Record 16, English
Record 16, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Legal System
Record 16, Main entry term, English
- stare decisis
1, record 16, English, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 16, Abbreviations, English
Record 16, Synonyms, English
- stare decisis doctrine 2, record 16, English, stare%20decisis%20doctrine
Record 16, Textual support, English
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The doctrine recognized in some legal systems that a decision by a court of competent jurisdiction on a point of law becomes not merely a guide but an authority to be followed by all other courts of equal or inferior jurisdiction in all cases involving the same question, until said decision is reversed or overruled by a court of superior jurisdiction. In other words, when once a point of law has been settled by a decision, a precedent is thereby formed which is not afterwards to be departed from. 3, record 16, English, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... decisions of international courts or tribunals do not constitute precedents in the technical sense of "stare decisis" in the common law; but they have weighty, persuasive effect. 3, record 16, English, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The principle for reliance on decided cases. 4, record 16, English, - stare%20decisis
Record 16, French
Record 16, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Théorie du droit
Record 16, Main entry term, French
- stare decisis
1, record 16, French, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 16, Abbreviations, French
Record 16, Synonyms, French
- doctrine stare decisis 2, record 16, French, doctrine%20stare%20decisis
feminine noun
- respect des décisions des tribunaux supérieurs 3, record 16, French, respect%20des%20d%C3%A9cisions%20des%20tribunaux%20sup%C3%A9rieurs
masculine noun
- stamus decisis 4, record 16, French, stamus%20decisis
Latin
Record 16, Textual support, French
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
stare decisis : Premier membre de l'adage latin «stare decisis et non quieta movere» : s'en tenir à ce qui a été décidé et ne pas bouleverser ce qui est établi. Expression de la règle appliquée dans les pays anglo-saxons, d'après laquelle les principes de droit posés par une décision judiciaire ont force obligatoire, tant qu'ils n'ont pas été abandonnés par une décision ultérieure, émanant d'une juridiction supérieure ou de même rang. 5, record 16, French, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stamus decisis : nous nous en tenons aux décisions déjà rendues. 4, record 16, French, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le respect des décisions des tribunaux supérieurs. 6, record 16, French, - stare%20decisis
Record 16, Spanish
Record 16, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Régimen jurídico
Record 16, Main entry term, Spanish
- stare decisis
1, record 16, Spanish, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 16, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 16, Synonyms, Spanish
- doctrina de stare decisis 2, record 16, Spanish, doctrina%20de%20stare%20decisis
correct, feminine noun
- doctrina stare decisis 3, record 16, Spanish, doctrina%20stare%20decisis
correct, feminine noun
Record 16, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Principio que obliga a] considerar vinculantes las decisiones judiciales anteriores. 4, record 16, Spanish, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 16, Textual support number: 1 OBS
El principio "stare decisis" significa que a un caso posterior debe aplicarse la solución del precedente si rigen los mismos puntos, reglas o principios ya que se emplea el método comparativo e inductivo para determinar la similitud entre ambos casos y el grado de aplicabilidad de la solución anterior al conflicto actual. 5, record 16, Spanish, - stare%20decisis
Record 17 - internal organization data 2003-05-26
Record 17, English
Record 17, Subject field(s)
- International Bodies (Intl. Law)
Record 17, Main entry term, English
- unanimity rule
1, record 17, English, unanimity%20rule
correct
Record 17, Abbreviations, English
Record 17, Synonyms, English
- unanimity 1, record 17, English, unanimity
correct
Record 17, Textual support, English
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The doctrine [of equality of States] imports not merely equality at law, but also the capacity for equal legal rights and equal legal duties. The results of the doctrine are seen particularly in the law and practice as to multilateral treaties where generally the rule has prevailed that unanimity is necessary for the adoption of these instruments by States in Conference. [...] To quote one authority «The unanimity rule, conceived as the safeguard of the minority, has, through exaggerating the doctrine of equality, become and instrument of tyranny against the majority». 1, record 17, English, - unanimity%20rule
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] the recent trend is towards decisions and voting by a majority, instead of unanimously. This is particularly reflected in voting procedures in the United Nations, the International Labour Organisation, and other bodies. 1, record 17, English, - unanimity%20rule
Record 17, French
Record 17, Domaine(s)
- Organismes internationaux (Droit)
Record 17, Main entry term, French
- règle de l'unanimité
1, record 17, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20l%27unanimit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, French
Record 17, Synonyms, French
- unanimité 1, record 17, French, unanimit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 17, Textual support, French
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Règle traditionnellement suivie dans les conférences diplomatiques d'après laquelle, sous réserve de certaines exceptions ou modalités convenues, une proposition ne peut être adoptée que du commun accord de tous les États représentés à la Conférence. 1, record 17, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20l%27unanimit%C3%A9
Record number: 17, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Cette] règle [est] maintenue pour les décisions de certains organes internationaux, mais écartée par la Charte des Nations Unies qui y substitue une règle de majorité qualifiée. 1, record 17, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20de%20l%27unanimit%C3%A9
Record 17, Spanish
Record 17, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organismos internacionales (Derecho internacional)
Record 17, Main entry term, Spanish
- norma de la unanimidad
1, record 17, Spanish, norma%20de%20la%20unanimidad
correct, feminine noun
Record 17, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 17, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 17, Textual support, Spanish
Record 18 - internal organization data 2002-02-06
Record 18, English
Record 18, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 18, Main entry term, English
- doctrine of contra proferentem
1, record 18, English, doctrine%20of%20contra%20proferentem
correct
Record 18, Abbreviations, English
Record 18, Synonyms, English
Record 18, Textual support, English
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the legal doctrine of contra proferentem... states that where there is any ambiguity in the wording of a contract, the meaning shall be construed as that less favorable to the person drawing the contract. 1, record 18, English, - doctrine%20of%20contra%20proferentem
Record 18, Key term(s)
- doctrine of contra proferentem
Record 18, French
Record 18, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 18, Main entry term, French
- règle «contra proferentem»
1, record 18, French, r%C3%A8gle%20%C2%ABcontra%20proferentem%C2%BB
correct, feminine noun
Record 18, Abbreviations, French
Record 18, Synonyms, French
- doctrine contra proferentem 2, record 18, French, doctrine%20contra%20proferentem
correct, feminine noun
Record 18, Textual support, French
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] la doctrine contra proferentem [...] stipule que lorsqu'il y a ambiguïté dans le texte d'un contrat, la signification sera interprétée comme étant celle qui est la moins avantageuse pour la personne qui rédige le contrat. 3, record 18, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20%C2%ABcontra%20proferentem%C2%BB
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Contra proferentem. Contre celui qui a exprimé : Le mot latin «proferre» a divers sens, dont celui d'énoncer («proferre sententiam», prononcer un jugement) et celui de produire ou créer. L'expression «contra proferentem» rappelle surtout que tout document, en cas d'ambiguïté, doit être interprété contre celui qui l'a rédigé. On lui donne parfois le sens que le document doit être interprété contre celui qui le produit. La règle est souvent invoquée par l'assuré contre son assureur de même que dans tout contrat d'adhésion. On écrit parfois : «OMNIA PRAESUMUNTUR CONTRA PROFERENTEM». 4, record 18, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20%C2%ABcontra%20proferentem%C2%BB
Record number: 18, Textual support number: 3 OBS
«VERBA CHARTARUM FORTIUS ACCIPIUNTUR CONTRA PROFERENTEM». Les termes du contrat sont interprétés contre celui qui l'a rédigé. 5, record 18, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20%C2%ABcontra%20proferentem%C2%BB
Record 18, Spanish
Record 18, Textual support, Spanish
Record 19 - internal organization data 1999-11-23
Record 19, English
Record 19, Subject field(s)
- War and Peace (International Law)
Record 19, Main entry term, English
- continuous voyage
1, record 19, English, continuous%20voyage
correct
Record 19, Abbreviations, English
Record 19, Synonyms, English
- doctrine of continuous voyage 2, record 19, English, doctrine%20of%20continuous%20voyage
correct
- theory of continuous voyage 3, record 19, English, theory%20of%20continuous%20voyage
Record 19, Textual support, English
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Continuous voyage : the legal doctrine in which the cargo of a ship may be condemned in prize even though it is consigned to a neutral port provided that it can be shown that the ultimate onward destination of the cargo is a belligerent. It is a doctrine which applies only after a declaration of blockade by a belligerent in time of war. 1, record 19, English, - continuous%20voyage
Record 19, French
Record 19, Domaine(s)
- Guerre et paix (Droit international)
Record 19, Main entry term, French
- théorie du voyage continu
1, record 19, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20voyage%20continu
correct, feminine noun
Record 19, Abbreviations, French
Record 19, Synonyms, French
Record 19, Textual support, French
Record number: 19, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une pratique générale, désignée sous le nom de «théorie du voyage continu», permet de saisir une marchandise de contrebande absolue entre deux ports neutres, lorsque le second port ne constitue qu'une escale et que la destination définitive est le territoire ennemi. 1, record 19, French, - th%C3%A9orie%20du%20voyage%20continu
Record 19, Key term(s)
- théorie de la continuité du voyage
- voyage continu
Record 19, Spanish
Record 19, Textual support, Spanish
Record 20 - internal organization data 1987-03-05
Record 20, English
Record 20, Subject field(s)
- International Public Law
Record 20, Main entry term, English
- litispendance
1, record 20, English, litispendance
correct
Record 20, Abbreviations, English
Record 20, Synonyms, English
Record 20, Textual support, English
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is a much disputed question in the teaching of legal authorities and in the jurisprudence of the principal countries whether the doctrine of litispendance, the object of which is to prevent the possibility of conflicting judgments, can be invoked in international relations, in the sense that the judges of one State should, in the absence of a treaty, refuse to entertain any suit already pending before the courts of another State, exactly as they would be found to do if an action on the same subject had at some previous time been brought in due form before another court of their own country. 1, record 20, English, - litispendance
Record 20, French
Record 20, Domaine(s)
- Droit international public
Record 20, Main entry term, French
- litispendance
1, record 20, French, litispendance
correct, feminine noun
Record 20, Abbreviations, French
Record 20, Synonyms, French
Record 20, Textual support, French
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Situation qui se présente quand le différend porté devant un tribunal compétent pour en connaître est pendant devant un autre tribunal également compétent. 1, record 20, French, - litispendance
Record number: 20, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"C'est une question vivement controversée dans la doctrine des auteurs et dans la jurisprudence des principaux Etats, que celle de savoir si la litispendance, qui a pour objet de prévenir un conflit de choses jugées, peut être invoquée dans les rapports internationaux, en ce sens que les juges d'un État devraient refuser de connaître, en l'absence d'un traité, de toute affaire déjà pendante devant un tribunal étranger, exactement comme ils auraient le devoir de le faire si un tribunal national avait été, à une époque antérieure, régulièrement saisi de la même affaire. 1, record 20, French, - litispendance
Record 20, Spanish
Record 20, Textual support, Spanish
Record 21 - internal organization data 1987-03-01
Record 21, English
Record 21, Subject field(s)
- International Law
Record 21, Main entry term, English
- monism
1, record 21, English, monism
correct
Record 21, Abbreviations, English
Record 21, Synonyms, English
Record 21, Textual support, English
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Doctrine according to which both international law and municipal law form part of one and the same legal order. 1, record 21, English, - monism
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this view, international law is either inferior or superior to municipal law. 1, record 21, English, - monism
Record 21, French
Record 21, Domaine(s)
- Droit international
Record 21, Main entry term, French
- monisme
1, record 21, French, monisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 21, Abbreviations, French
Record 21, Synonyms, French
- conception moniste 1, record 21, French, conception%20moniste
correct, feminine noun
Record 21, Textual support, French
Record number: 21, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conception doctrinale selon laquelle l'ordre juridique interne et l'ordre juridique international constituent un seul ordre juridique avec subordination de l'un à l'autre. 1, record 21, French, - monisme
Record 21, Spanish
Record 21, Textual support, Spanish
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