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PEACEFUL POSSESSION [5 records]

Record 1 2014-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private Law
  • Property Law (common law)
  • Property Law (civil law)
CONT

French law permits the acquisition of title to land by prescription over a 30 year period if there is :"… continuous and uninterrupted, peaceful, public and unequivocal possession, and in the capacity of an owner. "

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit privé
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
DEF

Possession qui se manifeste par des actes témoignant clairement de l'intention du possesseur de se comporter comme titulaire du droit qu'il exerce.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-04-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

(T)here should be implied in every tenancy agreement a covenant which provides that neither the landlord nor anyone who has derived authority by, from or under him shall do or cause to be done any act which has the effect of interfering with the peaceable possession of the tenant, or the reasonable peace, comfort or privacy of the tenant or members of his household. (Ontario Law Reform Commission, "Report on Landlord and Tenant Law", 1976, p. 96).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

possession paisible : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2008-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
  • Commercial Law
  • Administrative Law
DEF

In France, judicial proceedings taken by a government department against an employee who has committed a fault for which the department has been found liable by a court of law.

OBS

In England such an action would be founded on tort and described as an action for contribution or indemnity. The French term "action de recours" would seem to include actions of this kind which are founded on contract as well e. g. an "action en garantie", action to enforce a warranty, where it concerns peaceful possession, and an "action cambiaire", action on a negotiable instrument, where it is taken against a liable on the instrument who is not the person dishonouring it.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit commercial
  • Droit administratif
CONT

La nouvelle constitution inclut aussi le fait que les normes de la procédure ne seront pas applicables si elles s'opposent à l'action de recours, ni le seront les dispositions qui tendent à retarder son expédition rapide.

OBS

action de recours : Terme reproduit de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Seguros
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Derecho mercantil
  • Derecho administrativo
DEF

Es la única modalidad peculiar de reclamación de cheque, ya que en éste no se admite la llamada «acción cambiaria directa».

OBS

acción de regreso: Término reproducido de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 4 2001-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (civil law)
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

Judicial proceedings for peaceful possession of a thing purchased or taken on lease or hire.

OBS

action for peaceful possession, action for discumbrance and action for clear title : expressions and definition reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Possession paisible : Possession obtenue sans que le possesseur ait eu recours à des voies de fait ou à des menaces.

OBS

action en garantie pour éviction : Expression reproduite de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho de propiedad (derecho civil)
  • Derecho de propiedad (common law)
OBS

acción de saneamiento por evicción y acción de saneamiento y evicción: Expresiones reproducidas de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 5 1987-03-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Public Law
CONT

The lease of territory was a nineteenth century device for securing possession of important access ports in the Orient without the necessity of proceeding to annexation. It was a peaceful mode of acquisition. Today, however, the lease is used for the securing of strategic bases by military Powers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit international public
DEF

Expression employée à la fin du XIXe siècle et au début de XXe pour désigner l'opération par laquelle un État confère, pour un temps déterminé, à un autre État, le droit d'exercer des pouvoirs souverains sur un territoire faisant partie du premier État en qualifiant cette opération de bail.

Spanish

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