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DUALISME [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Crown liability
1, record 1, English, Crown%20liability
correct, specific
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Crown's liability 2, record 1, English, Crown%27s%20liability
correct, specific
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term (Crown's liability) and equivalent used in the 1994 version of the Supply Manual produced by Public Works and Government Services Canada. 2, record 1, English, - Crown%20liability
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- responsabilité de la Couronne
1, record 1, French, responsabilit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20Couronne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- responsabilité de l’État 2, record 1, French, responsabilit%C3%A9%20de%20l%26rsquo%3B%C3%89tat
feminine noun, Canada, generic
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme anglais (Crown’s liability) et équivalent provenant de la version 1994 du Guide des approvisionnements, édition non paginée, de Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada. 3, record 1, French, - responsabilit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20Couronne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] comme le dit Garant, en renvoyant à la thèse de doctorat déposée en 1965 à l'Université de Montréal par Y. Ouellette(«Responsabilité extra-contractuelle de l'État fédéral au Canada»), «la notion d’État est inconnue en droit public anglais» et cet aphorisme est tout aussi vrai au Canada, comme au Québec, vu le dualisme juridique de cette province depuis la Conquête. 4, record 1, French, - responsabilit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20Couronne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
On rend parfois «Crown» par «État» mais celui-ci se dit de tout pays et même de toute province autonome, non seulement de ceux qui sont monarchiques. 5, record 1, French, - responsabilit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20Couronne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- dualism
1, record 2, English, dualism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Abstract characteristic of a country or state, for example, with two very different constituents. 2, record 2, English, - dualism
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- dualisme
1, record 2, French, dualisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] lorsqu'il s’agit d’une réalité où se trouvent juxtaposées deux choses différentes-comme c'est le cas dans les droits canadiens-je crois qu'il est plus correct d’utiliser le terme «dualisme». 2, record 2, French, - dualisme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- dualismo
1, record 2, Spanish, dualismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] situación que se da en un país cuando dentro del mismo coexisten espacios económicos de distinto nivel de desarrollo y crecimiento, con áreas que han alcanzado cotas importantes de riqueza y renta y que muestran gran dinamismo; en tanto que otras, con bajos niveles de ingresos, permanecen en situaciones próximas al estancamiento. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dualismo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Las características de las relaciones Norte-Sur son la expresión del fuerte dualismo existente a escala mundial. 1, record 2, Spanish, - dualismo
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-04-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Courts
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mahakma 1, record 3, English, mahakma
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tribunaux
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- mahakma
1, record 3, French, mahakma
correct, feminine noun, invariable
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- tribunal 1, record 3, French, tribunal
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au point de vue juridictionnel, on ne peut pas parler de dualisme. Les cadis étaient compétents, en leur tribunal ou mahakma, quant au statut personnel, à l'exception de la Kabylie où ils n’ étaient que notaires; mais le juge de paix et le tribunal civil ordinaire sur appel des jugements des mahakma restaient juges de droit commun en matière musulmane, sous le contrôle d’une Chambre de révision musulmane [...] 1, record 3, French, - mahakma
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot "mahakma" est d’origine arabe. C’est un générique et aussi un terme du vocabulaire courant; il désigne n’importe quelle juridiction. 2, record 3, French, - mahakma
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1984-06-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mental Disorders
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- psychophysical dualism
1, record 4, English, psychophysical%20dualism
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
the doctrine that mental processes have both a bodily and a mental aspect, that neither is the cause of the other, and that there is no interaction between them. 1, record 4, English, - psychophysical%20dualism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Troubles mentaux
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- dualisme psychophysique
1, record 4, French, dualisme%20psychophysique
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Management
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- duality of administration 1, record 5, English, duality%20of%20administration
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Gestion de l'entreprise
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- dualisme administratif
1, record 5, French, dualisme%20administratif
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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