text: F acquisition L ad referendum E ad referendum S ad referendum F adulte V. jeune adulte E S adulto E adversarial = adversary E adversary F contradictoire S E adversary procedure An Act of Parliament which takes effect only if adopted by a public body or local authority empowered to adopt it (OCL) CC 588, 606 A treaty is signed ad referendum when the signature requires confirmation, after which it becomes a full signature; VCLT 12(2)(b)î distinguish confirmation of signature from ratification of the treaty Adjective Brown 57 F procédure contradictoire S procedimiento contradictorio - 50 - E adverse easement (EN) F servitude passive S E advocacy rights = right of audience F affaire E case An easement seen from the point of view of the owner of the servient tenement (EN Land Registration Rules 1925, 1*1) e.g. l'affaire Ringeisen c. Autriche, the case of Ringeisen v. Austria (ECHR) F affermage (CH, FR) 1. (FR) dr. adm. 2. (CH, FR) dr. civ.: action de donner ou prendre à ferme E 1. farming 2. lease S 1. 2, F affermer (CH, FR) 1. (FR) dr. adm. 2. (CH, FR) dr. civ.: donner ou prendre à ferme E 1. to farm 2. to lease PR CC 1774, CRU 810; CH CDO 281 e.g. of taxes; note 9 i.e. leasing (but not, for example, in the modem sense of industrial plant leasing); lease here refers to the action of leasing property, not to the contract in the abstract or to the instrument evidencing the contract; affermiage is used mainly of agricultural tenancies but can apply to certain other kinds of property; distinguish from fermage; note 9 FR CC 1774, CRU 810; CH CDO 281 e.g. taxes; note 9 Affermer is used mainly of agricultural tenancies but can apply to certain other kinds of 
analysis: The text appears to be a collection of legal terms and definitions related to property law, specifically regarding easements, servitudes, and leasing. The terminology is mostly in French, with occasional references to international law and European Court of Human Rights cases. This suggests that the text may be related to the legal framework for property ownership and use, particularly in the context of international law and human rights.