Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

apparences de droit

English translation:

prima facie right

Added to glossary by Paula McMullan
Mar 28, 2007 11:38
17 yrs ago
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French term

apparences de droit

French to English Law/Patents Law (general) Court proceedings
Last one from me today - this time the heading to a paragraph in my Belgian court of appeal decision.

+++L'apparence de droit à s'opposer a la divulgation des documents confidentiels+++

[something][something] to challenge the disclosure of the confidential documents

There is another reference further on:

"Le juge des référés peut ordonner toutes mesures appropriées aux circonstances de fait et de droit en fonction des +++apparences juridiques+++ même si, pour ce faire, il préjuge du fond du litige."

Any ideas please?

Thanks everso

Discussion

Paula McMullan (asker) Mar 28, 2007:
I am afraid that "colour of law" really doesn't sound right to me despite the other Proz entry which I did look at. However, Margaret, you might be on to something with "semblance of a legal right"...

Proposed translations

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(the) apparent right/the perceived right

2 suggestions - seems the context is not speaking of a right per se
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agree writeaway : perceived is better imho
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Many thanks
agree Istvan Nagy
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I actually went with a prima facie right, but your response helped me there."
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colours of right

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neutral writeaway : I really don't think so. droit = law in the context.
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colour of law

A quick search on the Internet brought up this as a translation of your term. See the reference below. A definition of colour of law is "a mere semblance of legal right, something done with apparent authority but actually in contravention of the law". Searching on Google comes up with a number of hits. HTH
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