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ARRET CHARNIERE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-01-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Decisions (Practice and Procedural Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- seminal judgment 1, record 1, English, seminal%20judgment
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Décisions (Droit judiciaire)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arrêt charnière
1, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20charni%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arrêt faisant autorité 1, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20faisant%20autorit%C3%A9
masculine noun
- arrêt de principe 1, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20de%20principe
masculine noun
- arrêt fondamental 1, record 1, French, arr%C3%AAt%20fondamental
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Chaulk, [1990] 3 R.C.S. [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada] 1303, à la p. 1347; McKinlay, [1990] 1 R.C.S. 627, à la p. 640; R. c. D., [1989] 2 R.C.S. 111, à la p. 121; Thomson, [1990] 1 R.C.S. 425, à la p. 613; Lexique de la Cour suprême. 1, record 1, French, - arr%C3%AAt%20charni%C3%A8re
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-07-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Legal Documents
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- seminal text 1, record 2, English, seminal%20text
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Documents juridiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- texte fécond
1, record 2, French, texte%20f%C3%A9cond
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- arrêt charnière 1, record 2, French, arr%C3%AAt%20charni%C3%A8re
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : (texte fécond) : [1981] 1 R.C.S. [Recueil des arrêts de la Cour suprême du Canada] p. 800. 1, record 2, French, - texte%20f%C3%A9cond
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Source(s) : (arrêt charnière) : Geffen c. Geffen, C.S. mai 1991, juge Cory, p. 21. 1, record 2, French, - texte%20f%C3%A9cond
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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