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DOCTRINE CHEVAUCHEMENT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-03-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Constitutional Law
- Federalism
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- overlapping doctrine
1, record 1, English, overlapping%20doctrine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- doctrine of overlapping 2, record 1, English, doctrine%20of%20overlapping
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Under the overlapping doctrine,] there can be a domain in which provincial and Dominion legislative powers may overlap, in which case, a statute enacted pursuant to either power will be intra vires if the field is clear, but, if the field is not clear and two statutes meet, the Dominion statute must prevail. 1, record 1, English, - overlapping%20doctrine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit constitutionnel
- Fédéralisme
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doctrine du chevauchement des compétences
1, record 1, French, doctrine%20du%20chevauchement%20des%20comp%C3%A9tences
correct, proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- doctrine du chevauchement de pouvoirs 1, record 1, French, doctrine%20du%20chevauchement%20de%20pouvoirs
feminine noun
- doctrine du chevauchement 2, record 1, French, doctrine%20du%20chevauchement
feminine noun
- théorie du chevauchement des pouvoirs 3, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20chevauchement%20des%20pouvoirs
feminine noun
- théorie du chevauchement 1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20du%20chevauchement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] [La notion de] «chevauchement» [...] s'apparente à celle des «compétences parallèles» (distinctes des compétences concurrentes). 4, record 1, French, - doctrine%20du%20chevauchement%20des%20comp%C3%A9tences
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Observation tirée textuellement de la «Ottawa Law Review» et proposée par M. Reynald Boult, bibliothécaire à la bibliothèque de la Cour suprême du Canada. 5, record 1, French, - doctrine%20du%20chevauchement%20des%20comp%C3%A9tences
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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