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considérants en droit

English translation: legal grounds


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French term or phrase:considérants en droit
English translation:legal grounds
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15:55 Jan 26, 2012
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French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: considérants en droit
"Les arguments seront repris dans les considérants en droit"

and later, "La Cour considere en droit".

Thank you in advance.
Julie Allison
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:39
legal grounds
Explanation:
If "considérants" is "grounds" or "motive", then it follows. Any other ideas. As for "considère en droit", I would think "The court weighed the legal grounds" or "considered the legal grounds."

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Also an equivalent to "Whereas". See http://www.dictionnaire-juridique.com/definition/attendu-que...
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Lauren Ransford
Local time: 11:39
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Thanks, Lauren.

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Summary of answers provided
4 +1considerations of law
AllegroTrans
3 +1grounds of judgment
Alain Mouchel
3legal grounds
Lauren Ransford


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
legal grounds


Explanation:
If "considérants" is "grounds" or "motive", then it follows. Any other ideas. As for "considère en droit", I would think "The court weighed the legal grounds" or "considered the legal grounds."

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Note added at 21 mins (2012-01-26 16:16:16 GMT)
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Also an equivalent to "Whereas". See http://www.dictionnaire-juridique.com/definition/attendu-que...


    Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=mKo5UmtMiNQC&pg=PA885&lpg=P...
Lauren Ransford
Local time: 11:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, Lauren.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: "Considérant", when it is a noun, is not equivalent to "whereas".
29 mins
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grounds of judgment


Explanation:
grounds of judgment


    Reference: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=fr&ihmlang=...
Alain Mouchel
Local time: 20:39
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: "La Cour considere en droit" does seem to confirm that.
12 mins
neutral  AllegroTrans: I believe this ignores "en droit" (vs. "de fait")
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
considerations of law


Explanation:
Courtrs make decisions on two important, different, but overlapping considerations:
considerations of law
considerations of fact

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1 do not believe that any of them fits exactly to
Adobe PDF
SEPARATE OPINION OF VICE-PRESIDENT ALFARO The decision rendered by the Court in the present case sets forth considerations of law and fact in which 1 fully concur ...
www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/45/4877.pdf
Squeeze-out: Court of Cassation confirms CBFA (FSMA) must ...
... of administrative acts, that decision needed to be formally reasoned, which means that the published decision needed to contain the considerations of law and fact ...
www.eubelius.com/en/spotlight/squeeze_out_court_of... - Cached
EUR-Lex - Simple search
32 In this case the Court finds that the decision of 9 October 1996 clearly sets out the considerations of law and fact which led the Commission to the conclusion that ...
eur-lex.europa.eu/Notice.do?mode=dbl&lang=en&ihmlang=en&... - Cached
Petition for Writ of Mandamus
... pervasive bias against Petitioner is evident from numerous rulings that went beyond the formation of impartial judgment based on considerations of law and fact alone.
www.tulanelink.com/legal/mandamus_99a.htm - Cached
Piermont v. France
... section 3 of the same Act, 'the statement of reasons required by this Act must be in writing and set out the considerations of law and fact on ...
www.iidh.ed.cr/comunidades/libertadexpresion/docs/le... - Cached

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65.125
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Résumé Français Regeste Deutsch Regesto Italiano: Faits: Considérants EN DROIT Considérant 3. Considérant a.
www.vpb.admin.ch/franz/doc/65/65.125.html - Cached


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Guide Pratique Commun
Les considérants ont pour but de motiver de façon concise les dispositions essentielles du ... — un exposé concis des éléments de fait et de droit à prendre en ...
eur-lex.europa.eu/fr/techleg/10.htm - En cache

AllegroTrans
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catherine Gilsenan
19 hrs
  -> thanks CG!
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