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LEGITIMATE EXERCISE CIVIL RIGHTS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-02-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legitimate exercise of civil rights
1, record 1, English, legitimate%20exercise%20of%20civil%20rights
correct, federal regulation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... they... have been or are being detained or imprisoned with or without charges, or subjected to some other form of penal control, as a direct result of an act committed outside Canada that would, in Canada, be a legitimate expression of freedom of thought or a legitimate exercise of civil rights pertaining to dissent or trade union activity... 1, record 1, English, - legitimate%20exercise%20of%20civil%20rights
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002. 2, record 1, English, - legitimate%20exercise%20of%20civil%20rights
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- exercice légitime de libertés publiques
1, record 1, French, exercice%20l%C3%A9gitime%20de%20libert%C3%A9s%20publiques
correct, federal regulation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il est détenu ou emprisonné dans ce pays, ou l'a été, que ce soit ou non au titre d'un acte d'accusation, ou il y fait ou y a fait périodiquement l'objet de quelque autre forme de répression pénale, en raison d'actes commis hors du Canada qui seraient considérés, au Canada, comme une expression légitime de la liberté de pensée ou comme l'exercice légitime de libertés publiques relatives à des activités syndicales ou à la dissidence [...] 1, record 1, French, - exercice%20l%C3%A9gitime%20de%20libert%C3%A9s%20publiques
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Règlement sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2002. 2, record 1, French, - exercice%20l%C3%A9gitime%20de%20libert%C3%A9s%20publiques
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- civil rights pertaining to dissent or trade union activity
1, record 2, English, civil%20rights%20pertaining%20to%20dissent%20or%20trade%20union%20activity
correct, federal regulation
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
...(b) they...(ii) have been or are being detained or imprisoned with or without charges, or subjected to some other form of penal control, as a direct result of an act committed outside Canada that would, in Canada, be a legitimate expression of freedom of thought or a legitimate exercise of civil rights pertaining to dissent or trade union activity... 1, record 2, English, - civil%20rights%20pertaining%20to%20dissent%20or%20trade%20union%20activity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term found in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, 2002 2, record 2, English, - civil%20rights%20pertaining%20to%20dissent%20or%20trade%20union%20activity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- libertés publiques relatives à des activités syndicales ou à la dissidence
1, record 2, French, libert%C3%A9s%20publiques%20relatives%20%C3%A0%20des%20activit%C3%A9s%20syndicales%20ou%20%C3%A0%20la%20dissidence
correct, federal regulation, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] (ii) il est détenu ou emprisonné dans ce pays, ou l'a été, que ce soit ou non au titre d'un acte d'accusation, ou il y fait ou y a fait périodiquement l'objet de quelque autre forme de répression pénale, en raison d'actes commis hors du Canada qui seraient considérés, au Canada, comme une expression légitime de la liberté de pensée ou comme l'exercice légitime de libertés publiques relatives à des activités syndicales ou à la dissidence [...] 1, record 2, French, - libert%C3%A9s%20publiques%20relatives%20%C3%A0%20des%20activit%C3%A9s%20syndicales%20ou%20%C3%A0%20la%20dissidence
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme tiré du Règlement sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés, 2002. 2, record 2, French, - libert%C3%A9s%20publiques%20relatives%20%C3%A0%20des%20activit%C3%A9s%20syndicales%20ou%20%C3%A0%20la%20dissidence
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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