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COMMON LAW JURISDICTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Practice and Procedural Law
- Courts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common-law jurisdiction
1, record 1, English, common%2Dlaw%20jurisdiction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- common law jurisdiction 2, record 1, English, common%20law%20jurisdiction
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A court's jurisdiction to try such cases as were cognizable under the English common law ... 1, record 1, English, - common%2Dlaw%20jurisdiction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the absence of a controlling statute, the court exercised common-law jurisdiction over those claims. 1, record 1, English, - common%2Dlaw%20jurisdiction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit judiciaire
- Tribunaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ressort de common law
1, record 1, French, ressort%20de%20common%20law
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- juridiction de common law 2, record 1, French, juridiction%20de%20common%20law
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2013-11-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Constitutional Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- common-law jurisdiction
1, record 2, English, common%2Dlaw%20jurisdiction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- common law jurisdiction 2, record 2, English, common%20law%20jurisdiction
correct
- common law province 3, record 2, English, common%20law%20province
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A place where the legal system derives fundamentally from the English common-law system. 1, record 2, English, - common%2Dlaw%20jurisdiction
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A common law lawyer may feel quite confident of finding the applicable law of a particular common law province. 3, record 2, English, - common%2Dlaw%20jurisdiction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- province de common law
1, record 2, French, province%20de%20common%20law
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pays de common law 2, record 2, French, pays%20de%20common%20law
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un avocat de common law sera sans doute bien confiant de pouvoir trouver les règles de droit applicables d’une province de common law donnée. 3, record 2, French, - province%20de%20common%20law
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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