English-French translations for justice of the peace

• juge de paix
  La question est maintenant de savoir si la Cour internationale de justice peut agir comme un juge de paix dans ce cas. The question is now whether the International Court of Justice can act as justice of the peace in this case.
  D’où je viens, quiconque construit un mur doit le faire sur son propre terrain; sinon, le voisin fera appel au juge de paix. Where I come from, anyone who builds a wall has to build it on their own land; if not, the neighbour will call in the justice of the peace.
  Un appel devant le juge de paix, qui n'est pas un expert juridique, ne suffit pas, tout comme la seule utilisation de l'italien ou de l'anglais dans les documents juridiques. An appeal to a justice of the peace who is not a legal expert is insufficient, just as is the use only of Italian or English in legal documents.

Definition of justice of the peace

• A judicial officer with varying responsibilities depending on the jurisdiction

Related words

• Court of Justice of the European Union
• Court of Justice of the European Communities
• officer of justice
• miscarriage of justice
• minister of Justice
• obstruction of justice
• International Court of Justice
• court of justice
• Federal Court of Justice