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LEGAL PRECEDENT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-08-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Diplomacy
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- withdraw immunity
1, record 1, English, withdraw%20immunity
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This article reexamines the rationales for and objections to universal jurisdiction, and argues that where public officials perpetrate serious international crimes, the arguments for upholding immunity are weak. In such cases, the arguments for universal criminal jurisdiction as a less invasive form of humanitarian intervention may be compelling. The article contends that the Security Council should withdraw immunity in such cases and that although this would be novel, there is both legal authority and historical precedent to support such action. 1, record 1, English, - withdraw%20immunity
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Diplomatie
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- retirer l'immunité
1, record 1, French, retirer%20l%27immunit%C3%A9
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- judicial precedent
1, record 2, English, judicial%20precedent
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- precedent ruling 2, record 2, English, precedent%20ruling
correct
- legal precedent 2, record 2, English, legal%20precedent
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Judicial precedent is the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts or point of law are sufficiently similar. 1, record 2, English, - judicial%20precedent
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 3, record 2, English, - judicial%20precedent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- précédent jurisprudentiel
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20jurisprudentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20jurisprudentiel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-09-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Legal System
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stare decisis
1, record 3, English, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- stare decisis doctrine 2, record 3, English, stare%20decisis%20doctrine
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 3, 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 3, English, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The principle for reliance on decided cases. 4, record 3, English, - stare%20decisis
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Théorie du droit
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- stare decisis
1, record 3, French, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- doctrine stare decisis 2, record 3, French, doctrine%20stare%20decisis
feminine noun
- respect des décisions des tribunaux supérieurs 3, record 3, French, respect%20des%20d%C3%A9cisions%20des%20tribunaux%20sup%C3%A9rieurs
masculine noun
- stamus decisis 4, record 3, French, stamus%20decisis
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, 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 3, French, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
stamus decisis : nous nous en tenons aux décisions déjà rendues. 4, record 3, French, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Le respect des décisions des tribunaux supérieurs. 6, record 3, French, - stare%20decisis
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Régimen jurídico
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- stare decisis
1, record 3, Spanish, stare%20decisis
correct, Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- doctrina de stare decisis 2, record 3, Spanish, doctrina%20de%20stare%20decisis
correct, feminine noun
- doctrina stare decisis 3, record 3, Spanish, doctrina%20stare%20decisis
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Principio que obliga a] considerar vinculantes las decisiones judiciales anteriores. 4, record 3, Spanish, - stare%20decisis
Record number: 3, 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 3, Spanish, - stare%20decisis
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-10-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- strict legal precedent
1, record 4, English, strict%20legal%20precedent
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the Board... is not bound to follow strict legal precedent. 1, record 4, English, - strict%20legal%20precedent
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- jurisprudence établie
1, record 4, French, jurisprudence%20%C3%A9tablie
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Commission [...] n'est pas liée par la jurisprudence établie 1, record 4, French, - jurisprudence%20%C3%A9tablie
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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