Jan 22, 2015 22:28
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Spanish term

de límites de forma y de sustancia a su ejercicio

Spanish to English Law/Patents Law (general)
Hola a todos, les agradezco la ayuda con esta frase. Gracias

Reside precisamente en el conjunto de límites impuestos por las constituciones a todo el poder, que postula en consecuencia una concepción de la democracia como sistema frágil y complejo de separación y equilibrio entre poderes, de límites de forma y de sustancia a su ejercicio, de garantías de los derechos fundamentales, de técnicas de control y de reparación contra sus violaciones.

El dueño del documento dice que la frase se refiere a los poderes.

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with limits to the form and substance of their exercise

Distinctions regarding form and substance pop up if you google "separation of powers, so I'm keeping pretty close to the original.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2015-01-23 12:30:17 GMT)
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This definitely should say "limits on," as per Bill's suggestion, because we are talking about powers defined by humans.
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agree Billh : limits ON.......
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Thanks, Bill. Yes, agreed, limits on...
neutral philgoddard : I know this is the literal translation, but what does it mean?
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limits to the way in which they are exercised

Literally "the form and substance of their exercise", but that doesn't work.
Note from asker:
Thanks for your suggestion. Have a great week.
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agree AllegroTrans : yes, let's not not get over wordy here
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neutral Billh : not what it says- makes perfect sense to me- it means limits on the CONTENT andMANNER by which powers are exercised. why do you find this incomprehensible?
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Like I said, a literal translation doesn't make sense. // "Content by which" doesn't make sense either, and "forma" means form, not content.
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the excercise of which is limited in substance and in form

The exercise of which is limited in substance and in form
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the limitations of form and substance regarding its exercise

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the formal and substantial limits referred to its exercise
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