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MEMBRE NON JURISTE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Administrative Law
- Legal Profession: Organization
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- lay member
1, record 1, English, lay%20member
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- non-legal member 2, record 1, English, non%2Dlegal%20member
correct
- non-lawyer member 2, record 1, English, non%2Dlawyer%20member
correct
- non-judicial member 3, record 1, English, non%2Djudicial%20member
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The term "lay member" has been in use for a long time to describe tribunal members without a legal qualification, or sometimes those without a medical or other easily definable professional qualification. Even if the term is now normally absent from the legislation governing tribunal systems; it is still in common use colloquially among tribunal members, and often forms part of the language of recruitment procedure. 2, record 1, English, - lay%20member
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Non-legal members are not on tribunals just to make up the members, or to provide some balance or untutored "common sense;" nor should they feel they are representing the "person in the street" (which is the role suggested by the term lay-member). 2, record 1, English, - lay%20member
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit administratif
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autre membre
1, record 1, French, autre%20membre
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- membre non juriste 2, record 1, French, membre%20non%20juriste
correct, masculine noun
- membre non-juge 3, record 1, French, membre%20non%2Djuge
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-08-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- International Relations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- lay-member of the Lord
1, record 2, English, lay%2Dmember%20of%20the%20Lord
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- lay lord 2, record 2, English, lay%20lord
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An advocatus was advocate in the Middle Ages. It was used in continental Europe as the title of the Lay lord charged with the protection and representation in secular matters of an abbey. 3, record 2, English, - lay%2Dmember%20of%20the%20Lord
Record 2, Key term(s)
- Lay-lord
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Relations internationales
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- membre non juriste de la Chambre des Lords
1, record 2, French, membre%20non%20juriste%20de%20la%20Chambre%20des%20Lords
masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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