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DROIT COMMUN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common right
1, record 1, English, common%20right
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sharing of gross returns does not of itself create a partnership, whether the persons sharing such returns have or have not a joint or common right or interest in any property from which or from the use of which the returns are derived. (R.S.O. 1980, c. 370, s. 3.2.) 1, record 1, English, - common%20right
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- droit commun
1, record 1, French, droit%20commun
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Acception juridique stricte qui vise la notion de tenance commune. 1, record 1, French, - droit%20commun
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
droit commun : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - droit%20commun
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
- Parliamentary Language
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- general law
1, record 2, English, general%20law
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- jus commune 2, record 2, English, jus%20commune
correct
- ordinary law 3, record 2, English, ordinary%20law
correct
- ordinary rules of law 4, record 2, English, ordinary%20rules%20of%20law
correct, plural
- common law 5, record 2, English, common%20law
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
General law common to the country as a whole, as opposed to special law that has only local application "the issue is whether the common law trumps our jurisdiction's local rules". 5, record 2, English, - general%20law
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In it's historical origin the term common law (jus commune) was identical in meaning with the term general law ... The jus commune was the general law of the land ... 5, record 2, English, - general%20law
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The lex terrae 5, record 2, English, - general%20law
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Jus commune or ius commune is latin for common law. It is often used by civil law jurists to refer to those aspects of the civil law system's invariate legal principles, sometimes called the law of the land in English law. 6, record 2, English, - general%20law
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
The phrase the common law of the civil law system means those underlying laws that create a distinct legal system and common to all its elements 6, record 2, English, - general%20law
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
- Vocabulaire parlementaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- droit commun
1, record 2, French, droit%20commun
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Règles qui s'appliquent en principe à un ensemble de rapports juridiques, à moins de disposition contraire. 2, record 2, French, - droit%20commun
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre la notion de «droit commun» du droit français et québécois avec la notion de «common law» du droit anglais. 3, record 2, French, - droit%20commun
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Régimen jurídico
- Lenguaje parlamentario
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- derecho común
1, record 2, Spanish, derecho%20com%C3%BAn
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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