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LORD CHANCELIER [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Positions
  • Courts
OBS

British officer of state who presides over the House of Lords and is the head of the judiciary and custodian of the great seal. He is a Cabinet minister, having control of all judicial appointments in the country except those reserved to the prime minister.

OBS

"Lord Chancellor" also called "Lord High Chancellor".

OBS

The Lord Chancellor is the Minister of Justice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Postes gouvernementaux
  • Tribunaux
OBS

Le lord chancelier (Lord Chancellor) est le ministre de la Justice.

OBS

Le français n'a pas de statut officiel en Grande-Bretagne. C'est donc dire que le nom des titres de postes britanniques ne comporte pas de traduction française officielle. Par contre, l'appellation proposée ici est répandue dans l'usage et entérinée par le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Puestos gubernamentales
  • Tribunales
OBS

Juez Presidente del Tribunal Constitucional y del Supremo, máxima autoridad judicial de Gran Bretaña, Presidente de la Cámara de los Lores.

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