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LEGISLATIVE UMBRELLA [5 records]

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Record 1 2012-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Administration (Indigenous Peoples)
  • Territories (Indigenous Peoples)
OBS

Capitalized in the case of a particular body.

OBS

Ss. 9 of the Northwest Territories Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. N-27, and of the Yukon Act, c. Y-2, establish councils (similar to the Privy Council), which have adopted for themselves the style of legislative assembly.

OBS

legislative assembly : term used in the Agreement between the Inuit of the Nunavut Settlement Area and Her Majesty the Queen in right of Canada and in the Umbrella Final Agreement/Gwinch’in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration (Peuples Autochtones)
  • Territoires (Peuples Autochtones)
OBS

Prend la majuscule dans le cas d'un organisme particulier.

OBS

Les art. 9 de la Loi sur les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, L.R.C. (1985), ch. N-27, et de la Loi sur le Yukon, ch. Y-2, constituent des conseils, comparables au Conseil privé, qui se sont dotés du titre d'assemblée législative.

OBS

assemblée législative : terme employé dans l'Accord entre les Inuit de la région du Nunavut et Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada (1993) et dans l'Accord-cadre définitif Gwich'in.

OBS

En 2008, le Bureau de la traduction a recommandé l'accord en genre et en nombre des termes «Inuit» (nom propre) et «inuit» (adjectif).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración (Pueblos indígenas)
  • Territorios (Pueblos indígenas)
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Record 2 2011-11-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • International Relations
OBS

The Palestine National Council, or PNC, is the legislative arm of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the supreme legislative institution for the Palestinian people. It meets roughly every two years as a parliament. The PLO and all other Palestinian organizations that claim a voice for Palestinians ostensibly operate under the umbrella of the Palestine National Council. The Council, whose structure and rules are set out in the Palestine National Covenant, was created by the Arab League in Cairo in 1964 but has since shed its subservience to the League.

Key term(s)
  • Palestine National Council

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Relations internationales
OBS

Le CNP : Le Conseil national palestinien, parlement en exil. Fondé en 1964 à Jérusalem-Est, en même temps que l’OLP dont il est l’organe suprême, le CNP compte officiellement 618 sièges, dont 188 réservés aux Palestiniens de « l’intérieur ». Organe politique suprême de l’OLP (Organisation de libération de la Palestine), le CNP représentait la société civile palestinienne, les syndicats, l’Armée de libération et toutes les fractions de la centrale, y compris les opposants au processus de paix. Depuis la mise en place de l’Autorité palestinienne, il a perdu de son poids mais garde une importance symbolique car il représente aussi les millions de réfugiés palestiniens.

Key term(s)
  • Conseil National de Palestine

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Labour and Employment
OBS

As a provincial umbrella labour organization we are committed to the principle of advancing the social and economic well-being of the workers of Nova Scotia, as well as attempting to secure legislative change which will safeguard and promote the principles of free collective bargaining, the rights of workers, human rights and the security and welfare of all people.

Key term(s)
  • Nova Scotia Federation of Labor

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Travail et emploi
Key term(s)
  • Fédération du travail de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Spanish

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Record 4 1997-11-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Federal Administration
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

Proposed under the umbrella of the IPU [Inter-Parliamentary Union] ;would aim to sensitize parliamentarians and others to the need for promoting legislative reforms, etc., to improve the status of women.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Administration fédérale
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Administración federal
  • Internet y telemática
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Record 5 1986-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)

Spanish

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