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FONDAMENTAL JUSTICE PRINCIPLES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Citizenship and Immigration
- Rights and Freedoms
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- principles of fundamental justice
1, record 1, English, principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fondamental justice principles 2, record 1, English, fondamental%20justice%20principles
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[The Supreme] Court has often stated that in discerning the principles of fundamental justice governing a particular case, it is helpful to look at the common law and legislative history of the offence in question. 3, record 1, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... in the context of a detention review, fundamental justice principles must be kept in mind ... 4, record 1, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The principles of fundamental justice require that each person, considered individually, be treated fairly by the law. 3, record 1, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
principles of fundamental justice; fundamental justice principles: terms usually used in the plural. 5, record 1, English, - principles%20of%20fundamental%20justice
Record 1, Key term(s)
- principle of fundamental justice
- fundamental justice principle
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Citoyenneté et immigration
- Droits et libertés
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principes de justice fondamentale
1, record 1, French, principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les principes de justice fondamentale exigent que chacun, pris individuellement, soit traité équitablement par la loi. 2, record 1, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Pour définir les principes de justice fondamentale qui régissent un cas particulier, il est utile de se reporter à la common law et à l'historique législatif de l'infraction en cause et, en particulier, à la raison d'être de la pratique [...] et les principes qui la sous-tendent. 2, record 1, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
principes de justice fondamentale : terme habituellement utilisé au pluriel. 3, record 1, French, - principes%20de%20justice%20fondamentale
Record 1, Key term(s)
- principe de justice fondamentale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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