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MOST GOOD FAITH [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- International Law
- International Relations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- amiable composition
1, record 1, English, amiable%20composition
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- amiable composition arbitration 2, record 1, English, amiable%20composition%20arbitration
correct
- arbitration by amiable composition 3, record 1, English, arbitration%20by%20amiable%20composition
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This desire to heal relations is demonstrated by the parties abandoning their own subjective laws. The parties in agreeing to submit themselves to an arbitration by amiable composition, give up certain of their rights accorded under the law, in order to allow the arbitrator to provide for them the most reconciliatory solution. The stipulation of an amiable composition clause is already in itself clear and above board. The clause has a preventive function. The agreement of the parties over its choice is the sign of good faith which should permeate their future relations. 4, record 1, English, - amiable%20composition
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Modes substitutifs de résolution des différends
- Droit international
- Relations internationales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arbitrage en amiable composition
1, record 1, French, arbitrage%20en%20amiable%20composition
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- amiable composition 2, record 1, French, amiable%20composition
correct, feminine noun
- arbitrage d'amiable compositeur 3, record 1, French, arbitrage%20d%27amiable%20compositeur
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Modalité d'arbitrage international par laquelle l'arbitre, agissant dans ce cas en amiable compositeur, tient du compromis d'arbitrage la faculté de s'écarter du droit strict, applicable au cas d'espèce, en vue de proposer une solution d'équité ou à tout le moins une solution différente, acceptable par les deux parties. 4, record 1, French, - arbitrage%20en%20amiable%20composition
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-04-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Private Law
- Property Law (civil law)
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- possession in bad faith
1, record 2, English, possession%20in%20bad%20faith
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bad faith possession 2, record 2, English, bad%20faith%20possession
correct
- possession mala fide 3, record 2, English, possession%20mala%20fide
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One remarkable feature of adverse possession in most civil law systems is the distinction made between good and bad faith possession. Generally, prescription periods are longer for the bad faith possessor(mala fide possessor) than for the bona fide possessor. 2, record 2, English, - possession%20in%20bad%20faith
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An illegal possessor is a person who stole a thing or appropriated a find. In civil law illegal possession is in turn subdivided into possession bona fide and possession mala fide. 3, record 2, English, - possession%20in%20bad%20faith
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit privé
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- possession de mauvaise foi
1, record 2, French, possession%20de%20mauvaise%20foi
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Possession de celui qui sait, au début de sa possession, qu'il n'est pas titulaire du droit réel qu'il exerce ou qui se voit dénoncer par une procédure civile une absence de titre ou un vice de sa possession. 1, record 2, French, - possession%20de%20mauvaise%20foi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
- Insurance Law
- Health Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- utmost good faith
1, record 3, English, utmost%20good%20faith
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- uberrimae fidei 2, record 3, English, uberrimae%20fidei
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Uberrimae Fidei [is] Latin for "utmost good faith," the premise upon which insurance contracts are based. It is assumed that all parties enter into an insurance contract in good faith, meaning that they have disclosed all pertinent information and intend to carry out their obligation. 3, record 3, English, - utmost%20good%20faith
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Traditionally, contractual obligations between the insurer and the insured have been based on the Utmost Good Faith notion, in English and French laws, in Canadian Common Law and in Quebec Civil Code. 4, record 3, English, - utmost%20good%20faith
Record 3, Key term(s)
- the most good faith
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
- Droit des assurances
- Droit de la santé
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- la plus entière bonne foi
1, record 3, French, la%20plus%20enti%C3%A8re%20bonne%20foi
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- la bonne foi la plus entière 2, record 3, French, la%20bonne%20foi%20la%20plus%20enti%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- la plus grande bonne foi 3, record 3, French, la%20plus%20grande%20bonne%20foi
correct, feminine noun
- uberrimae fidei 4, record 3, French, uberrimae%20fidei
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'origine de la notion de la plus entière bonne foi. La notion anglaise Utmost good faith (Uberrimae Fidei), remonte au droit maritime. Elle se situe au point d'origine du droit moderne des assurances. Les navires marchands étant bien souvent hors de portée d'examen et d'évaluation par l'assureur à cause de leurs multiples périples à travers l'Empire et au-delà, le droit britannique a rapidement reconnu l'importance de la bonne foi la plus haute, de la part du preneur ou de l'assuré. 2, record 3, French, - la%20plus%20enti%C3%A8re%20bonne%20foi
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Un contrat d'assurance est un des rares contrats commerciaux conclus dans la bonne foi la plus entière. Cette exigence suppose un degré d'honnêteté encore plus élevé que celui exigé pour les contrats ordinaires. De plus, il est requis aussi bien de l'assuré que de l'assureur. 2, record 3, French, - la%20plus%20enti%C3%A8re%20bonne%20foi
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La relation de confiance change la situation du fait qu'elle impose la plus entière bonne foi («uberrimae fidei») au médecin, en l'obligeant notamment à s'assurer que les renseignements fournis au patient dépassent largement le cadre de la nature de l'acte, sans quoi il ne peut y avoir de consentement valable. 5, record 3, French, - la%20plus%20enti%C3%A8re%20bonne%20foi
Record 3, Key term(s)
- la bonne foi la plus totale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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