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MONISME [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-04-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- legal centralism
1, record 1, English, legal%20centralism
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- legal monism 1, record 1, English, legal%20monism
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... according to a pervasive narrative present in the introductory paragraphs of most pluralist works, pluralism contrasts with an alternative view often labelled "legal centralism" or "monism" that reduces law to state law. [An author] influentially articulated this centralist defect as the view that: [l]aw is and should be the law of the state, uniform for all persons, exclusive of all other law, and administered by a single set of state institutions. 1, record 1, English, - legal%20centralism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théorie du droit
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centralisme juridique
1, record 1, French, centralisme%20juridique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- monisme légal 2, record 1, French, monisme%20l%C3%A9gal
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le pluralisme juridique s'oppose au centralisme juridique qui estime que le droit est uniquement constitué par la loi de l'État, acteur supérieur qui produit les normes, fournit les modalités de production des règles à d'autres espaces sociaux et en garantit le respect […] 1, record 1, French, - centralisme%20juridique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-02-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Ideologies
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cultural monism
1, record 2, English, cultural%20monism
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie des idéologies
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- monisme culturel
1, record 2, French, monisme%20culturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cette nouvelle conception des rapports entre les collectivités remet en cause le monisme culturel qui caractérise l'état-nation. 1, record 2, French, - monisme%20culturel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-03-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Psychology (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- natural monism
1, record 3, English, natural%20monism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- monisme naturel
1, record 3, French, monisme%20naturel
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-03-01
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- International Law
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- monism
1, record 4, English, monism
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Doctrine according to which both international law and municipal law form part of one and the same legal order. 1, record 4, English, - monism
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this view, international law is either inferior or superior to municipal law. 1, record 4, English, - monism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Droit international
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- monisme
1, record 4, French, monisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- conception moniste 1, record 4, French, conception%20moniste
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conception doctrinale selon laquelle l'ordre juridique interne et l'ordre juridique international constituent un seul ordre juridique avec subordination de l'un à l'autre. 1, record 4, French, - monisme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-04-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Philosophy and Religion
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- monism 1, record 5, English, monism
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The notion that the world can be understood from a single point of view. 2, record 5, English, - monism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Philosophie et religion
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- monisme 1, record 5, French, monisme
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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