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ACTE DECLARATIF [2 records]

Record 1 2015-07-24

English

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

The act of admitting the existence or truth of anything.

CONT

If a creditor asks his debtor to pay a third party, and the debtor agrees to do so, and notifies the third party of his agreement, then the third party may be entitled to sue the debtor. ... Acknowledgment is sometimes more advantageous than assignment, for certain types of assignment have to be supported by consideration. On the other hand, it is less advantageous than assignment in that it requires the consent of the debtor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit commercial
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
OBS

Acte qui reconnaît un droit sans créer un titre original, par opposition à l'acte déclaratif(selon certains auteurs, l'acte recognitif est une catégorie des actes déclaratifs) [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho mercantil
  • Derecho de contratos (common law)
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
OBS

acto de reconocimiento: término reproducido de "Law Terminology" con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2001-02-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Legal System
  • Family Law (common law)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
OBS

Reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Théorie du droit
  • Droit de la famille (common law)
  • Droit judiciaire
DEF

Acte qui reconnaît un droit et en même temps crée un titre originel, par opposition à l’acte recognitif...s’oppose à l’acte constitutif qui crée un droit et à l’acte translatif (syn. attributif), qui transfère un droit.

CONT

...s’applique au partage, à la transaction.

OBS

Reproduit de Law Terminology avec l’autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Régimen jurídico
  • Derecho de familia (common law)
  • Derecho procesal
OBS

Reproducido de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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