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LEGAL REASONING [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-11-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- constraint satisfaction network
1, record 1, English, constraint%20satisfaction%20network
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Constraint satisfaction networks are... commonly used to model cognition in non-strategic settings, including perception, causal reasoning, stereotype formation, analogical mapping, legal reasoning, person construal, and preferential choice... 2, record 1, English, - constraint%20satisfaction%20network
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réseau de satisfaction de contraintes
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20satisfaction%20de%20contraintes
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Matemáticas
- Inteligencia artificial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- red de satisfacción de restricciones
1, record 1, Spanish, red%20de%20satisfacci%C3%B3n%20de%20restricciones
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2018-08-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Logic (Philosophy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legal reasoning
1, record 2, English, legal%20reasoning
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Logique (Philosophie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- raisonnement juridique
1, record 2, French, raisonnement%20juridique
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Raisonnement qui a toujours pour objet de confronter une situation de faits et des règles de droit en vue de dégager une solution juridique adéquate. 2, record 2, French, - raisonnement%20juridique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-09-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Evidence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- legal relevance
1, record 3, English, legal%20relevance
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- legal relevancy 1, record 3, English, legal%20relevancy
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Many writers have emphasized that if Thayer is correct in stating that relevance is a matter of logic, the concept of legal relevance ought to be rejected. In this approach there are no degrees of relevance : evidence is either relevant or not. According to the standard of legal relevance, evidence is admissible only if, as a minimum, it is logically relevant, and it also has a higher degree of probative value than would be required for ordinary reasoning.(Fed./Prov. Task Force, p. 62) 1, record 3, English, - legal%20relevance
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit de la preuve
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pertinence juridique
1, record 3, French, pertinence%20juridique
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pertinence juridique : 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 3, French, - pertinence%20juridique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-03-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- doctrine
1, record 4, English, doctrine
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - doctrine
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- doctrine
1, record 4, French, doctrine
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
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 4, French, - doctrine
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ratio decidendi
1, record 5, English, ratio%20decidendi
Latin
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... legal rule derived from, and consistent with, those parts of legal reasoning within a judgement on which the outcome of the case depends. 2, record 5, English, - ratio%20decidendi
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ratio decidendi (Latin plural rationes decidendi) is a Latin phrase meaning "the reason" or "the rationale for the decision." The ratio decidendi is "[t]he point in a case which determines the judgment" or "the principle which the case establishes." 2, record 5, English, - ratio%20decidendi
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- ratio decidendi
1, record 5, French, ratio%20decidendi
Latin
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La partie des motifs de décision qui concerne directement les questions qui doivent être tranchées. 2, record 5, French, - ratio%20decidendi
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ratio decidendi : terminologie employée par la Commission de l'immigration et du statut de réfugié (CISR). 3, record 5, French, - ratio%20decidendi
Record 5, Key term(s)
- substance de la décision
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Decisiones (Derecho procesal)
- Ciudadanía e inmigración
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- fundamentación de una sentencia
1, record 5, Spanish, fundamentaci%C3%B3n%20de%20una%20sentencia
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1986-10-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- legal knowledge reasoning system 1, record 6, English, legal%20knowledge%20reasoning%20system
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- système de raisonnement à base de connaissances en droit
1, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20raisonnement%20%C3%A0%20base%20de%20connaissances%20en%20droit
proposal, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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