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EXCHANGES PROPERTY [4 records]

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Record 1 2014-05-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (civil law)
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

The bride price or bride wealth system constitutes [and] assumes an important role in the distribution of family property and the arrangement of exchanges and alliances among families in many societies.

OBS

This institution specifies that a prospective husband, usually with the help of his relatives, must provide a substantial sum of money or highly valued goods to his future wife’s family before a marriage can be contracted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
CONT

Comme chaque individu est une force de travail dans l'exploitation des terres, le mariage d'une femme représente un appauvrissement pour l'une des familles et un enrichissement pour l'autre. L'institution de la dot, prévue à titre de compensation matrimoniale, a pour but de rétablir ce déséquilibre.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
DEF

A transfer of property or of a right from one man to another, in consideration of a sum of money, as opposed to barters, exchanges and gifts....(Jowitt, 2nd ed., 1977, p. 1602)

CONT

The word "sale" is used in various metaphorical senses, and apart from statute, the word, subject to the terms and purposes of the particular contract, is commonly and legitimately used to comprehend an agreement of sale whereby ownership is to be transferred in futuro or subject to the fulfilment of some condition. (Fridman, p. 30)

CONT

An advertisement of a sale is not a binding undertaking that a sale will be held, and the vendor is at liberty to withdraw the property from the sale at any time before the auction without incurring any liability to intending purchasers who attend the sale. (Williams’ Contract for Sale of Land, p. 120)

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

vente : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Training of Personnel
  • Internet and Telematics
  • Education Theory and Methods
CONT

"A knowledge market is a place where knowledge is traded. "It seems very obvious but the idea of selling knowledge is seldom considered. Examples of knowledge markets are : auctions, stores, expert knowledge or question and answer exchanges, intellectual property exchanges, investment knowledge exchanges, e-learning exchanges, community oriented networks, intellectual capital exchanges, vertical or industry-specific markets, and B2B knowledge exchange. The reasons behind these markets appeal are diverse : better market access, precision matching, more transparency, and the possibility of knowledge co-creation and development. The factors to a successful knowledge market, as well as the common pitfalls, lead us to the next chapter, which talks about productizing knowledge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Perfectionnement et formation du personnel
  • Internet et télématique
  • Théories et méthodes pédagogiques
CONT

Le marché du savoir est en pleine expansion. Le «capital immatériel», son développement et son exploitation sont devenus des facteurs stratégiques pour l'entreprise. L'accès à une multitude de gisements de connaissances et leur utilisation individuelle ou collective représentent une formidable source d'enrichissement culturel pour le citoyen.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Capacitación del personal
  • Internet y telemática
  • Teorías y métodos pedagógicos
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Record 4 1984-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Property Law (civil law)
OBS

Brokerage. That aspect of the real estate business which is concerned with bringing together the parties and completing a real estate transaction. Brokerage involves exchanges, rentals, trade-ins of property, as well as sales.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (droit civil)
OBS

Courtage. Profession de courtier. (...) Courtier. Commerçant qui fait profession de s'entremettre pour ses clients dans les transactions commerciales, immobilières.

Spanish

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