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GAP LAW [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Monographs
- Constitutional Law
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Bridging the Gap : From Oblivion to the Rule of Law : Development and Vitality of the Francophone and Acadian Communities : A Fundamental Obligation for Canada
1, record 1, English, Bridging%20the%20Gap%20%3A%20From%20Oblivion%20to%20the%20Rule%20of%20Law%20%3A%20Development%20and%20Vitality%20of%20the%20Francophone%20and%20Acadian%20Communities%20%3A%20A%20Fundamental%20Obligation%20for%20Canada
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Bridging the Gap : From Oblivion to the Rule of Law 1, record 1, English, Bridging%20the%20Gap%20%3A%20From%20Oblivion%20to%20the%20Rule%20of%20Law
correct, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Title of a document prepared in 1999 by the Senator Jean-Maurice Simard. 1, record 1, English, - Bridging%20the%20Gap%20%3A%20From%20Oblivion%20to%20the%20Rule%20of%20Law%20%3A%20Development%20and%20Vitality%20of%20the%20Francophone%20and%20Acadian%20Communities%20%3A%20A%20Fundamental%20Obligation%20for%20Canada
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Development and Vitality of the Francophone and Acadian Communities: A Fundamental Obligation for Canada
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de monographies
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- De la coupe aux lèvres : un coup de cœur se fait attendre : le développement et l'épanouissement des communautés francophones et acadiennes : une responsabilité fondamentale du Canada
1, record 1, French, De%20la%20coupe%20aux%20l%C3%A8vres%20%3A%20un%20coup%20de%20c%26oelig%3Bur%20se%20fait%20attendre%20%3A%20le%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20et%20l%27%C3%A9panouissement%20des%20communaut%C3%A9s%20francophones%20et%20acadiennes%20%3A%20une%20responsabilit%C3%A9%20fondamentale%20du%20Canada
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- De la coupe aux lèvres : un coup de cœur se fait attendre 1, record 1, French, De%20la%20coupe%20aux%20l%C3%A8vres%20%3A%20un%20coup%20de%20c%26oelig%3Bur%20se%20fait%20attendre
correct, Canada
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Titre d'un document préparé en 1999 par le sénateur Jean-Maurice Simard. 1, record 1, French, - De%20la%20coupe%20aux%20l%C3%A8vres%20%3A%20un%20coup%20de%20c%26oelig%3Bur%20se%20fait%20attendre%20%3A%20le%20d%C3%A9veloppement%20et%20l%27%C3%A9panouissement%20des%20communaut%C3%A9s%20francophones%20et%20acadiennes%20%3A%20une%20responsabilit%C3%A9%20fondamentale%20du%20Canada
Record 1, Key term(s)
- le développement et l'épanouissement des communautés francophones et acadiennes : une responsabilité fondamentale du Canada
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gap in the law
1, record 2, English, gap%20in%20the%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With the increasing mobility of the population and the emergence of policies favouring the free flow of goods and services throughout Canada, this gap in the law has become highly inconvenient... 2, record 2, English, - gap%20in%20the%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lacune de la loi 1, record 2, French, lacune%20de%20la%20loi
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le cas difficile ("hard-case" en anglais) est un litige qui, une fois déféré devant le tribunal, fait apparaître une lacune ou une obscurité dans les termes de la loi [...] 2, record 2, French, - lacune%20de%20la%20loi
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho constitucional
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- laguna de la Ley
1, record 2, Spanish, laguna%20de%20la%20Ley
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Silencio o vacío legislativo sobre casos o problemas de hecho que no pueden ser subsumidos en una norma legal y que han de suplirse mediante la aplicación análoga de otras leyes, de los principios generales del derecho o de la equidad. 1, record 2, Spanish, - laguna%20de%20la%20Ley
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