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DOCTRINE DIVISIBILITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1994-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- severability doctrine
1, record 1, English, severability%20doctrine
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- doctrine of severance 2, record 1, English, doctrine%20of%20severance
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For constitutional purposes the statute is one law, and it will stand or fall as a whole when its validity is questioned. Occasionally, however, it is possible to say that part only of a statute is invalid, and the balance of the statute would be valid if it stood alone. 3, record 1, English, - severability%20doctrine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- doctrine de la divisibilité
1, record 1, French, doctrine%20de%20la%20divisibilit%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- théorie des dispositions détachables 1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20des%20dispositions%20d%C3%A9tachables
feminine noun
- théorie de la disjonction 1, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20disjonction
feminine noun
- théorie de la dissociabilité 2, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20dissociabilit%C3%A9
feminine noun
- doctrine de la dissociabilité 3, record 1, French, doctrine%20de%20la%20dissociabilit%C3%A9
feminine noun
- théorie de la divisibilité 3, record 1, French, th%C3%A9orie%20de%20la%20divisibilit%C3%A9
avoid, feminine noun
- principe de la divisibilité 2, record 1, French, principe%20de%20la%20divisibilit%C3%A9
avoid, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Cour peut enfin «diviser» l'inconstitutionnalité, c'est-à-dire qu'une loi peut être reconnue constitutionnelle pour une partie, et déclarée inconstitutionnelle pour une autre partie. 3, record 1, French, - doctrine%20de%20la%20divisibilit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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