| English | French |
| administrative law Body of law created by administrative agencies in the form of rules, regulations, orders and decisions to carry out regulatory powers and duties of such agencies | droit administratif |
| air traffic law | loi de navigation aérienne |
| air traffic law International rules and conventions relating to air transportation | loi de navigation aérienne |
| Amagat's law | loi d'Amagat |
| aviation law International rules regulating air transportation | loi fédérale de l'aviation |
| aviation law | droit international de l'aviation |
| buys ballot's law | loi de buys ballot |
| cantonal law | loi de canton |
| civil law Law inspired by old Roman Law, the primary feature of which was that laws were written into a collection; codified, and not determined, as is common law, by judges. The principle of civil law is to provide all citizens with an accessible and written collection of the laws which apply to them and which judges must follow | droit civil |
| class action suits law Legal action initiated by a single person or a few people on behalf of a group with similar claim or claims | loi sur les recours collectifs |
| class action suits law | loi sur les recours collectifs |
| commercial law The whole body of substantive jurisprudence applicable to the rights, intercourse and relations of persons engaged in commerce, trade or mercantile pursuits | droit commercial |
| Community law The law of European Community (as opposed to the national laws of the member states) It consists of the treaties establishing the EC (together with subsequent amending treaties) community legislation, and decisions of the court of justice of the European Communities. Any provision of the treaties or of community legislation that is directly applicable or directly effective in a member state forms part of the law of that state and prevails over its national law in the event of any inconsistency between the two | droit communautaire |
| comparative law The study of the principles of legal science by the comparison of various systems of law | droit comparé |
| competition law That part of the law dealing with matters such as those arising from monopolies and mergers, restrictive trading agreements, resale price maintenance and agreements involving distortion of competition affected by EU rules | droit de la concurrence |
| constitutional law That branch of the public law of a nation or state which treats of the organization, powers and frame of government, the distribution of political and governmental authorities and functions, the fundamental principles which are to regulate the relations of government and citizen and which prescribes generally the plan and method according to which the public affairs of the nation or state are to be administered | droit constitutionnel |
| Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal Law | Convention sur la protection de l'environnement par le droit pénal |
| criminal law That body of the law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute, prosecuted and punished by the government | droit pénal |
| criminal law procedure The rules of law governing the procedure by which crimes are investigated, prosecuted, adjudicated, and punish | procédure pénale |
| dangerous goods law | loi sur les matières dangereuses |
| data processing law | droit de l'informatique |
| EIA law | loi sur l'EIE Evaluation de l'impact sur l'environnement |
| EIA law | loi sur l'EIE |
| emergency law | Loi sur l'état d'urgence |
| environment law | droit environnemental |
| environment law | droit de l'environnement |
| environmental criminal law | droit pénal en matière d'environnement |
| environmental law A wide spectrum of options from binding "hard" laws, such as international treaties and national legislation, to "soft" laws, covering guiding principles, recommended practices and procedures, and standards. Environmental law also attempts to reconcile international considerations with concerns that focus on very specific problems such as soil degradation, marine pollution or the depletion of non-renewable resources | droit de l'environnement |
| environmental law enforcement | application du droit de l'environnement |
| European hunting law | code européen de la chasse |
| family law Branch of specialty of law, also denominated "domestic relations" law, concerned with such subjects as adoption, annulment, divorce, separation, paternity, custody, support and child care | droit de la famille |
| federal law | loi fédérale (D) |
| federal law | loi fédérale (D |
| federal law for the protection against emissions | loi fédérale sur la protection contre les immissions |
| fertiliser law | loi sur les engrais |
| financial law | loi de finances |
| fishing law | loi sur la pêche |
| fishing law Rules concerning fishing activities; in international law the matter is ruled by the 1958 Geneva Convention | loi sur la pêche |
| forage law | loi sur les forages |
| forage law | loi sur l'alimentation des animaux d'élevage |
| forestry law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate any extensive area of woodland, for the protection and preservation of game, timber and other forest resources | droit forestier |
| forestry law | droit forestier |
| harmonisation of law The process by which two or more states, sometimes under the auspices of an interstate or international organization, change their legislation relevant to some area of common concern to conform their statutes and to facilitate compliance and enforcement across borders | harmonisation des lois |
| harmonisation of law | harmonisation des lois |
| immission control law | loi de contrôle des immissions |
| Implementation and Enforcement of Environmental Law | application et respect du droit de l'environnement |
| Implementation Community Environmental Law | mise en oeuvre du droit communautaire de l'environnement |
| implementation law | loi de mise en oeuvre |
| international economic law The recognized rules guiding the commercial relations of at least two sovereign states or private parties involved in cross-border transactions, including regulations for trade, finance and intellectual property | droit international économique |
| international law The system of law regulating the interrelationship of sovereign states and their rights and duties with regard to one another | droit international |
| labour law The branch of the legal system which lays down the rules governing employment relationships, trade union relations, and state intervention to provide protection against particular situations of need for citizens who are workers | droit du travail |
| law amendment | amendement à une loi |
| law amendment An alteration of or addition to any statute with legal force that, if approved by the appropriate legislative authority, supersedes the original statute | amendement de loi |
| law amendment | amendement de loi |
| law branch A subdivision of the body of principles and regulations established by a government or other authority, generally defined by its scope or application | branches du droit |
| law branch | branches du droit |
| law draft The form in which proposed statutes, resolutions or special acts are introduced into a legislative body, before they are enacted or passed | projet de loi |
| law enforcement | application de loi |
| law enforcement Any variety of activities associated with promoting compliance and obedience to the binding rules of a state, especially the prevention, investigation, apprehension or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of violating those rules | application de loi |
| law enforcement | application d'une loi |
| law of the minimum | loi du minimum |
| law on nature | loi sur la nature |
| law relating to prisons Binding rules and regulations pertaining to the construction, use and operation of jails, penitentiaries and other places of legal confinement and punishment | droit pénitentiaire |
| lead-in-petrol law | loi sur l'essence chargée en plomb |
| maritime law That system of law which particularly relates to marine commerce and navigation, to business transacted at sea or relating to navigation, to ships and shipping, to seamen, to the transportation of persons and property by sea, and to marine affairs generally | droit maritime |
| mining law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate the potentially harmful activity of enterprises concerned with the extraction and processing of precious or valuable metals | droit minier |
| mining law | droit minier |
| model arson law | modèle de loi sur les incendiaires |
| model fireworks law | modèle de loi sur les feux d'artifices |
| municipal law Broadly, a law or body of laws that pertains solely to the citizens and inhabitants of a state; narrowly, a law or body of laws pertaining to towns, cities, villages and their local governments | règlement municipal |
| municipal law | règlement municipal |
| natural independence law | loi sur l'indépendance naturelle |
| neighbourhood law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to protect human health and the environment, manage growth and development or enhance the quality of life in small geographical and social areas within cities where residents share values and concerns and interact with one another on a daily basis | loi sur le voisinage |
| neighbourhood law | loi sur le voisinage |
| planning law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to organize, designate and regulate land use within its domain through zoning laws, subdivision regulations, rent and sign controls, growth management and other measures designed to protect human health and ecological integrity | législation sur la planification |
| planning law | législation sur la planification |
| planning law | droit de l'urbanisme, de l'aménagement du territoire, et de la planification régionale |
| police law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to regulate the employment and tactics of police or other civil agents organized to maintain order, prevent and detect crimes and promote obedience to civil regulations and authority | loi de police |
| police law | loi de police |
| private international law The part of the national law of a country that establishes rules for dealing with cases involving a foreign element | droit privé international |
| private international law | droit privé international |
| private law The branch of law dealing with such aspects of relationships between individuals that are of no direct concern to the state | droit privé |
| procedural law Law which prescribes method of enforcing rights or obtaining redress for their invasion. Laws which fix duties, establish rights and responsibilities among and for persons, natural or otherwise, are "substantive laws" in character, while those which merely prescribe the manner in which such rights and responsibilities may be exercised and enforced in a court are "procedural laws" | droit procédural |
| provincial/regional law D | loi du land D |
| provincial/regional law D | législation régionale |
| public interest law firm | cabinet qui défend les intérêts du public |
| public international law The general rules and principles pertaining to the conduct of nations and of international organizations and with the relations among them | droit international public |
| public law A general classification of law, consisting generally of constitutional, administrative, criminal and international law, concerned with the organization of the state, the relations between the state and the people who compose it, the responsibilities of public officers to the state, to each other, and to private persons, and the relations of states to one other. The branch or department of law which is concerned with the state in its political or sovereign capacity, including constitutional and administrative law, and with the definition, regulation, and enforcement of rights in cases where the state is regarded as the subject of the right or object of the duty, - including criminal law and criminal procedure, - and the law of the state, considered in its quasi private personality, i.e., as capable of holding or exercising rights, or acquiring and dealing with property, in the character of an individual | droit public |
| radiation protection law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by government to establish measures to keep humans and natural resources safe from harmful exposure to energy waves released by nuclear materials, electromagnetic current and other sources | loi relative à la protection contre le rayonnement |
| radiation protection law | loi relative à la protection contre le rayonnement |
| recycling management and waste law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by government to establish and regulate provisions for the minimization of waste generation through recovery and reprocessing of re-usable products | loi sur la gestion du recyclage et les déchets |
| recycling management and waste law | loi sur la gestion du recyclage et les déchets |
| regional law | loi de région |
| regional law | loi régionale |
| regulative law | loi normative |
| rural law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government pertaining to matters of importance to residents of sparsely populated regions, especially agricultural and other economic issues | droit rural |
| rural law | droit rural |
| special law One relating to particular persons or things; one made for individual cases or for particular places or districts; one operating upon a selected class, rather than upon the public generally. A law is special when it is different from others of the same general kind or designed for a particular purpose, or limited in range or confined to a prescribed field of action or operation | loi spéciale |
| special law | loi spéciale |
| tax law A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government stipulating the sum of money and manner of collection it demands for governmental support, facilities and services, usually levied upon income, property, sales or other financial resources | loi fiscale |
| the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the conservation and management of straddling stocks fish which are found both inside and outside exclusive economic zones and highly migratory fish stocks | les dispositions de la convention des Nations unies sur le droit de la mer du 10 décembre 1982 relatives à la conservation et à la gestion des stocks de poissons dont les déplacements s'effectuent tant à l'intérieur qu'au-delà des zones économiques exclusivesstocks chevauchantset des stocks de poissons grands migrateurs |
| transport law Rules concerning the movement of goods or persons by sea, railway or road | droit des transports |
| urban development law | droit de l'urbanisme |
