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partei- und prozessfähig

English translation: capacity to be a party to legal proceedings and capacity to act before a court of law

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German term or phrase:partei- und prozessfähig
English translation:capacity to be a party to legal proceedings and capacity to act before a court of law
Entered by: swisstell

20:41 Nov 10, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
German term or phrase: partei- und prozessfähig
"Die Klägerin ist partei- und prozessfähig".

The latter is clear but PARTEIFÄHIG is a headache to me as I cannot seem to find any acceptable entries anywhere. Your help is appreciated.
swisstell
Italy
Local time: 17:02
capacity to be a party to legal proceedings and capacity to act before a court of law
Explanation:
"Parteifähigkeit" und "Prozessfähigkeit" sind nicht dasselbe. Die Parteifähigkeit entspricht der materiellen Rechtsfähigkeit; die Prozessfähigkeit der materiellen Handlungs- und Geschäftsfähigkeit.

So können z.B. geistig Behinderte parteifähig, aber nicht prozessfähig sein.
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Michael Kucharski
Local time: 17:02
Grading comment
thank you, Michael, and all the others!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3capacity to be a party to legal proceedings (Parteifähigkeit)
Karl Apsel
3 +2capacity to be a party to legal proceedings and capacity to act before a court of law
Michael Kucharski
Summary of reference entries provided
for clarification
Ingeborg Gowans (X)

  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
capacity to be a party to legal proceedings (Parteifähigkeit)


Explanation:
Eine Partei in einem gerichtlichen Verfahren muss als solche auch die Voraussetzungen einer solchen erfüllen - sie muss "parteifähig" sein. "Capacity to be a party to legal proceedigns" bietet sich hier also an. "Prozessfähig" wäre damit eigentlich auch abgedeckt ...

Siehe auch den Beispielsatz und aufgeführten Weblink.

Example sentence(s):
  • As the claimant enjoyed legal capacity and ***capacity to be a party to legal proceedings*** under Netherlands law, the BGH allowed the appeal and remitted the case back to the LG for consideration of the merits.

    Reference: http://www.cgerli.org/fileadmin/user_upload/interne_Dokument...
Karl Apsel
Ireland
Local time: 16:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Or "standing to be a party ..." Eur Lex http://tinyurl.com/5hhwpj
13 mins
agree  suew: was just about to suggest "capable of being a party to legal proceedings"
29 mins
agree  Inge Meinzer
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
capacity to be a party to legal proceedings and capacity to act before a court of law


Explanation:
"Parteifähigkeit" und "Prozessfähigkeit" sind nicht dasselbe. Die Parteifähigkeit entspricht der materiellen Rechtsfähigkeit; die Prozessfähigkeit der materiellen Handlungs- und Geschäftsfähigkeit.

So können z.B. geistig Behinderte parteifähig, aber nicht prozessfähig sein.

Michael Kucharski
Local time: 17:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
thank you, Michael, and all the others!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD
5 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
9 hrs
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Reference comments


10 mins
Reference: for clarification

Reference information:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parteifähigkeit
it basically states that the person has the right to be a plaintiff or defendant in a court case... not too sure about the proper word I am afraid

Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 50
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