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LEGISLATIVE HISTORY [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legislative history
1, record 1, English, legislative%20history
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legislative history includes everything that is related to a statute's conception, preparation and passage from the earliest proposals to royal assent. This includes reports of law reform commissions; departmental and committee studies and recommendations; proposals and memoranda submitted to Cabinet; the remarks of the minister responsible for the bill; materials tabled or otherwise brought to the attention of the legislature during the legislative process, such as explanatory notes, materials published by the government during the legislative process, such as explanatory papers or press releases, legislative committee hearings and reports; debates; the records of motions to amend the bill; regulatory impact analysis statements; and more. 2, record 1, English, - legislative%20history
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the term "legislative evolution, "which relates only to the previous versions of the statute itself. On the other hand, legislative history refers to everything related to the process of adoption of the statute, including the proceedings of Parliament. 3, record 1, English, - legislative%20history
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- travaux préparatoires
1, record 1, French, travaux%20pr%C3%A9paratoires
correct, plural masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La doctrine n'assigne pas un sens précis à l'expression «travaux préparatoires». En l'espèce, elle fera référence aux documents qui relatent les événements entourant la conception, la préparation et l'adoption des lois. 2, record 1, French, - travaux%20pr%C3%A9paratoires
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les travaux préparatoires des lois comprennent l'exposé de leurs motifs, les rapports des commissions parlementaires, les débats en séance publique et les discussions antérieures devant les formations administratives du Conseil d'État. 3, record 1, French, - travaux%20pr%C3%A9paratoires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-12-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legislative evolution
1, record 2, English, legislative%20evolution
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legislative evolution is "the evolution of a legislative provision consisting of successive enacted versions from inception to the version in place when the relevant facts occur." 1, record 2, English, - legislative%20evolution
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with the term "legislative history, "which refers to everything related to the process of adoption of a statute, including the proceedings of Parliament. Legislative evolution relates only to the previous versions of the statute itself. 2, record 2, English, - legislative%20evolution
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- historique législatif
1, record 2, French, historique%20l%C3%A9gislatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans les situations où un texte législatif a été modifié au cours de son existence, le principal élément d'historique juridique, c'est-à-dire de l'état du droit lors de la création de la norme législative en cause, est sans contredit la ou les versions antérieures du texte législatif. En français, l'expression correcte pour référer aux versions antérieures d'une loi est historique législatif. 1, record 2, French, - historique%20l%C3%A9gislatif
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-02-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Legal Actions
- Water Transport
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- proceed in rem
1, record 3, English, proceed%20in%20rem
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The legislative history clearly shows that Congress enacted the [in rem] provision to provide a last resort where in personam jurisdiction is impossible, because the domain name registrant is foreign or anonymous. Congress did not intend to provide an easy way for trademark owners to proceed in rem after jumping through a few pro forma hoops. 2, record 3, English, - proceed%20in%20rem
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... so that it would appear that the class of persons entitled to proceed "in rem" for their wages is not confined within the limits of the definitions in the Merchant Shipping Acts. 3, record 3, English, - proceed%20in%20rem
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Actions en justice
- Transport par eau
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- poursuivre «in rem»
1, record 3, French, poursuivre%20%C2%ABin%20rem%C2%BB
correct
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 2012-04-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Rights and Freedoms
- Constitutional Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- principles of fundamental justice
1, record 4, English, principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
correct, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- fondamental justice principles 2, record 4, English, fondamental%20justice%20principles
correct, plural
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The Supreme] Court has often stated that in discerning the principles of fundamental justice governing a particular case, it is helpful to look at the common law and legislative history of the offence in question. 3, record 4, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... in the context of a detention review, fundamental justice principles must be kept in mind ... 4, record 4, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principles of fundamental justice require that each person, considered individually, be treated fairly by the law. 3, record 4, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
principles of fundamental justice; fundamental justice principles: terms usually used in the plural. 5, record 4, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record 4, Key term(s)
- principle of fundamental justice
- fundamental justice principle
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Droits et libertés
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- principes de justice fondamentale
1, record 4, French, principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principes de justice fondamentale exigent que chacun, pris individuellement, soit traité équitablement par la loi. 2, record 4, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour définir les principes de justice fondamentale qui régissent un cas particulier, il est utile de se reporter à la common law et à l'historique législatif de l'infraction en cause et, en particulier, à la raison d'être de la pratique [...] et les principes qui la sous-tendent. 2, record 4, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principes de justice fondamentale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 4, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record 4, Key term(s)
- principe de justice fondamentale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2008-09-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)
- Political Institutions
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Duma
1, record 5, English, Duma
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Congress of People’s Deputies 1, record 5, English, Congress%20of%20People%26rsquo%3Bs%20Deputies
former designation, correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A Duma is any of various representative assemblies in modern Russia and Russian history. The State Duma in the Russian Empire and Russian Federation corresponds to the lower house of the parliament. It is also the term for a council to early Russian rulers(Boyar Duma), as well as for city councils in Imperial Russia(Municipal dumas), and city and regional legislative bodies in the Russian Federation. The term comes from the Russian word(dumat), "to think" or "to consider". Boyar Duma was an advisory council to the grand princes and tsars of Muscovy. The Duma was discontinued by Peter the Great, who transferred its functions to the Governing Senate in 1721. However, the Duma would be re-introduced later in Russian history by Tsar Nicholas II, in the pre-Revolutionary period(1905), with the aid of his many advisors such as Pyotr Stolypin, amongst others. 1, record 5, English, - Duma
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens
- Institutions politiques
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Douma
1, record 5, French, Douma
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Douma est le nom de la chambre basse du parlement en Russie. Pour la Fédération de Russie on parle plus précisément de Douma d'État, pour la différencier des Doumas régionales ou de la Douma impériale. Le terme douma, signifie, «penser». Historiquement, la Douma était le conseil consultatif des grands princes de la Russie kiévienne et des tsars de la Russie impériale. La première Douma d'État de l'Empire russe fut convoquée le 27 avril 1906 (10 mai dans le calendrier grégorien) au Palais de Tauride à Saint-Pétersbourg par le tsar Nicolas II. Cette Douma fut instaurée à la suite des événements de 1905, et en particulier du dimanche rouge. Cette concession accordée par le pouvoir fait de la Russie une monarchie constitutionnelle mais non parlementaire, puisque le ministre, nommé par le Tsar, ne dépend pas de l'Assemblée. 1, record 5, French, - Douma
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-11-20
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Titles of International Laws and Regulations
- Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
- Marketing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Federal Trade Commission Act
1, record 6, English, Federal%20Trade%20Commission%20Act
correct, United States
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
- FTC Act 2, record 6, English, FTC%20Act
correct, United States
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Any history of antitrust policy must take into account(1) the history of legislative acts-e. g., the Sherman Act(1890), the Clayton act(1914) and the Federal Trade Commission Act(1914), the Celler-Kefauver Antimerger Act(1950)(...) 2, record 6, English, - Federal%20Trade%20Commission%20Act
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Designed largely to correct the abuses and the enforcement problems that developed in the application of the Sherman Act. 3, record 6, English, - Federal%20Trade%20Commission%20Act
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements internationaux
- Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
- Commercialisation
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Federal Trade Commission Act
1, record 6, French, Federal%20Trade%20Commission%20Act
correct, United States
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
- FTC Act 2, record 6, French, FTC%20Act
correct, United States
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1992-05-28
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foreign Trade
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- legislative history
1, record 7, English, legislative%20history
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- contexte législatif
1, record 7, French, contexte%20l%C3%A9gislatif
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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