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LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY DEFENCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Tort Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- defence of statutory authority
1, record 1, English, defence%20of%20statutory%20authority
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- defence of legislative authority 1, record 1, English, defence%20of%20legislative%20authority
correct
- statutory authority defence 1, record 1, English, statutory%20authority%20defence
correct
- legislative authority defence 1, record 1, English, legislative%20authority%20defence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des délits (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- defense de pouvoir d'origine législative
1, record 1, French, defense%20de%20pouvoir%20d%27origine%20l%C3%A9gislative
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
defense de pouvoir d'origine législative : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - defense%20de%20pouvoir%20d%27origine%20l%C3%A9gislative
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tort Law (common law)
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
- Parliamentary Language
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legislative authority
1, record 2, English, legislative%20authority
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- statutory authority 2, record 2, English, statutory%20authority
correct
- legal authority 3, record 2, English, legal%20authority
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Authority granted by legislation and regulations. 4, record 2, English, - legislative%20authority
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
These criminal law provisions have been relied upon to a large extent in tort cases where the defence of legislative authority has been raised. Most of the cases have adopted the view that if there is no criminal responsibility there should be no civil responsibility but that should not necessarily follow. 5, record 2, English, - legislative%20authority
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit des délits (common law)
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- autorisation légale
1, record 2, French, autorisation%20l%C3%A9gale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- autorisation législative 2, record 2, French, autorisation%20l%C3%A9gislative
correct, feminine noun
- autorisation de la loi 3, record 2, French, autorisation%20de%20la%20loi
feminine noun
- autorisation du législateur 3, record 2, French, autorisation%20du%20l%C3%A9gislateur
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Autorisation conférée par les lois et les règlements. 4, record 2, French, - autorisation%20l%C3%A9gale
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On s'est largement fondé sur ces dispositions criminelles dans les causes en responsabilité délictuelle où le moyen de défense d'autorisation légale a été invoqué. Les tribunaux ont généralement adopté l'attitude que, s'il n'y a pas de responsabilité criminelle, il ne devrait pas y avoir de responsabilité civile. Il ne s'agit pas pourtant d'une conclusion inévitable. 5, record 2, French, - autorisation%20l%C3%A9gale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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