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May 18, 2017 07:11
6 yrs ago
English term

Floodgates argument

English to French Law/Patents Law: Taxation & Customs
"The applicants go on to make a floodgates argument at point X of the reply."
Proposed translations (French)
4 +2 argument de l'avalanche de poursuites/litiges
4 -1 argument massue
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Discussion

Chakib Roula May 18, 2017:
More context please.

Proposed translations

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argument de l'avalanche de poursuites/litiges

If the Court were really to take its floodgates argument seriously, it should say that no review of matters decided by the
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www2.parl.gc.ca

Si le tribunal avait vraiment l'intention de prendre au sérieux son argument sur l'avalanche de litiges, il devrait affirmer qu'aucun
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Much as Justice Binnie does in Vaid, Justice McLachlin deploys the floodgates argument to deny courts authority to review whether a particular
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À l'instar du juge Binnie dans l'arrêt Vaid, la juge McLachlin avance l' If the Court were
really to take its floodgates argument seriously, it should say that no review of matters decided by the
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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-05-18 10:55:52 GMT)
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The floodgates principle, or the floodgates argument, is a legal principle which is sometimes applied by judges to restrict or limit the right to make claims for damages because of a concern that permitting a claimant to recover in such situations might open the metaphorical "floodgates" to large numbers of claims and ...
Floodgates principle - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floodgates_principle



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Le privilège parlementaire protège certaines activités des organes ...
www.revparl.ca/30/3/30n3_07f_Fox-Decent.pdf
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abordant l'argument de principe (soit le second volet du critère établi dans Vaid), se ..... son argument sur l'avalanche de litiges, il devrait affirmer qu'aucun ...

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Note added at 3 hrs (2017-05-18 11:00:28 GMT)
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Exemple de phrases avec "argument de l'avalanche de poursuites", mémoire de traduction
Giga-fren
Deuxièmement, évoquant une décision récente d’un tribunal des États-Unis d’Amérique, il a fait observer qu’il est difficile de distinguer entre les distributeurs d’émissions traditionnelles en continu diffusées simultanément et d’émissions de radio en continu sur l’Internet, et a précisé que ces cas démontrent que l’argument de "l’avalanche de poursuites" concernant la protection des nouvelles technologies est tout à fait fondé.
Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
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agree Daryo
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argument massue

which "opens the fllodgates" and drowns out opposing positions
Peer comment(s):

disagree AllegroTrans : That back translates to "overpowering argument/argument leaving no room for doubt" and it isn't the meaning here
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