Nuisance

• Author: John Eaton; Denis Le May
• Profession: Librarian & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba/Avocat, Barreau du Québec, Conseiller à la documentation en droit (1975?2006) et Chargé de cours, Faculté de droit, Université Laval
• Pages: 76-76

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NUISANCE

A specif‌ic subset of tort law, Nuisance is an act (or omission) by one party that affects another

party’s ability to use and enjoy their property, or negatively affects their comfort or health.

There are two major divisions within this topic: private nuisance (where the affected party is

an individual or specif‌ic individuals) and public nuisance (where the public is affected gener-

ally). Examples of nuisance include noise, smells, smoke, etc. There is also criminal nuisance

(which is always a public nuisance) by virtue of section 180 of the Criminal Code. There are

numerous municipal by-laws that deal with nuisance (e.g., anti-noise ordinances), and most

provinces have a statute dealing with nuisance and a number have other enactments enabling

certain agricultural operations to engage in activities that might otherwise be considered to be

a nuisance with immunity from legal action. Related topics: AGRICULTURAL & AQUACUL-

TURE LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, MUNICIPAL LAW, REAL PROPERTY, TORTS.

RESPONSABILITÉ CIVILE

Branche majeure du droit civil et partie importante du domaine des OBLIGATIONS.

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