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PRECEDENT JURISPRUDENTIEL [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-05-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- judicial precedent
1, record 1, English, judicial%20precedent
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- precedent ruling 2, record 1, English, precedent%20ruling
correct
- legal precedent 2, record 1, English, legal%20precedent
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Judicial precedent is the process whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts or point of law are sufficiently similar. 1, record 1, English, - judicial%20precedent
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 3, record 1, English, - judicial%20precedent
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- précédent jurisprudentiel
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20jurisprudentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada. 2, record 1, French, - pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20jurisprudentiel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- precedent
1, record 2, English, precedent
correct, Canada, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- judicial precedent 2, record 2, English, judicial%20precedent
correct
- authoritative case 3, record 2, English, authoritative%20case
- authoritative judgment 4, record 2, English, authoritative%20judgment
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A previous judicial decision considered as a source of law in a later case. 5, record 2, English, - precedent
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- précédent
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent
correct, masculine noun, Canada, Ontario
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- précédent jurisprudentiel 2, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20jurisprudentiel
correct, masculine noun
- arrêt qui fait jurisprudence 3, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20qui%20fait%20jurisprudence
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Soit une décision administrative, soit une décision juridictionnelle(précédent jurisprudentiel) qui peut avoir, selon les systèmes juridiques, valeur d’exemple, autorité de fait ou caractère obligatoire(«stare decisis»). 4, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1987-03-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- International Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- judicial precedent
1, record 3, English, judicial%20precedent
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term [precedents] is used of judicial precedents, which are previous decisions of the superior courts deemed to embody a principle which in a subsequent case, raising the same, or a closely related, point of law, may be referred to as stating or containing the principle which may be at least influential on the court's decision of it or even under the principle of stare decisis, ..., decisive of it. 1, record 3, English, - judicial%20precedent
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Droit international
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- précédent jurisprudentiel
1, record 3, French, pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20jurisprudentiel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
«(...) la coutume, en droit international, apparaît comme résultant de précédents qui comportent une reconnaissance de telle règle comme faisant droit(opinio juris). Le Gouvernement, le législateur qui crée un précédent, invoque telle ou telle règle ou s’inspire de cette règle ou se conforme à cette règle comme étant une règle dont il admet l'autorité. Plus nettement encore le juge international qui crée un précédent jurisprudentiel le fait en fondant sa décision sur une règle qu'il considère comme une règle existante. Le précédent qui va dans la suite être retenu comme élément constitutif de la coutume est un acte par lequel celui de qui il émane a accepté telle ou telle règle comme étant une règle préexistante. » 1, record 3, French, - pr%C3%A9c%C3%A9dent%20jurisprudentiel
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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