Paper's abstract

Catherine Puigelier, Multiple meaning Words and rule of law
The word with multiple meanings or standard bears a very original status. Of a flexible nature while having gained acceptance as an inviolable rule of law, it originated a sociological case-law. But its very peculiar quality coming from an intra legem abdication of the lawmaker also allows it to create the rule of law, if the law itself does not happen to be a word with multiple meanings. Here the paradox is complete.


Key Words : standard, case law, legislator, rule of law
t.48, 2004 : p. 381-398

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