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Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

bakgrunnsrett

English translation:

background law

Added to glossary by Helen Johnson
Feb 1, 2007 22:10
17 yrs ago
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Norwegian term

bakgrunnsrett

Norwegian to English Law/Patents Medical: Health Care international shipping
Referring to international shipping, culpa liability and the limitation of liability in safe harbours as per 'engelsk bakgrunnsett'. No such limited liability in accordance with 'norsk or annen skandinavisk bakgrunnsrett'.
Anyone know what 'bakgrunnsrett' means, please? I've seen indications that it might mean contractual law, but I don't really understand.
Advice appreciated.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 background law

Proposed translations

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background law

Compare the two links below with a search on "background law" aligned with "bakgrunnsrett".

These sites are also informative:
- http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:o1BVmiN_F-YJ:arno.unima...

- http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/120ORIG.ZC.html

There are other hits on Google too, but you have to sift through several which definitely do not apply here!


Reference:

http://www.norwegianplan.no/nor/books/comm/cch1s1.htm

http://www.norwegianplan.no/eng/books/comm/cch1s1.htm

Peer comment(s):
agree Christine Andersen : Looks convincing. I thought of 'underlying law' but that is purely my own invention and I haven't time to check it today.
10 hrs
Thank you, Christine!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thought I'd chosen this ages ago - thanks, Bill."
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