Understanding Obligations, Mortgages, and Property Rights

Section 2465: Personal Obligations

All personal obligations give the creditor the right to pursue its implementation on all real or personal property of the debtor, whether present or future, except those not subject to arrest, as designated in article 1618.

Section 2468: Acts Before Sale

Regarding acts done before the sale of goods or the opening of competition, observe the following provisions:

  1. Creditors are entitled to terminate onerous contracts, and mortgages, pledges, and antichresis that the
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Criminal Proceedings: Initiation, Complaints, and Lawsuits

LESSON 8: Initiation of Criminal Proceedings

General Approach

The criminal process, in its present configuration, is characterized by the existence of a judicial investigation stage directed by the examining magistrate, who is the decision-maker of initiation. This onset conveys to the magistrate the existence of a fact that may constitute a public offense. On the contrary, semi-public or private infringements can only begin the process by persons or parties that the law specifies, in the forms provided

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Chilean Political System: Congress, Impeachment, and Senate Powers

The President must sign the order made by the President. Finally, they must worry about the effective implementation of policies, laws, and regulations of public services, which depends on each ministry. Do not forget that the ministers, from the moment they sign a decree, compromise their liability, both criminal and administrative. In addition, they are politically accountable to the President, who at any time can remove them. This is very subjective, as it may be not only acting illegally, but

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Obligations: Payment, Breach, and Liability

Payment and Compliance

Under Article 1156 of the Civil Code: “The obligations are extinguished by:

  • Payment or performance.
  • Loss of the thing properly.
  • Debt forgiveness.
  • Confusion of rights of creditor or debtor.
  • Compensation.
  • Novation.
  • Appropriation, prescription and compliance with the condition and time solving.

Payment is the legal act that is or is fully executed the benefit payable under a mandatory relationship. It is the primary means of settlement.

Payment can take several forms: It may involve giving

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Islamic Spain: From the Valiato to Muslim Justice

The Islamic State of Al-Andalus

In Spain, there were several stages: the Valiato, Emirate, Caliphate, and Taifa Kingdoms.

The Valiato

The invasion of Spain was caused by the support of the Jews and some related Witiza Visigoths. The number of people entering the Valiato was great until 756. The supreme leader was the Wali, who may have numbered 22 or 23. The Wali was appointed by the previous Wali, the governor of North Africa, or the Caliph of Damascus. It was a product of choice within the army,

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Labor Law: Employee Rights & Termination Clauses

Article 44

If workers are called to enlist and serve in the National Guard, in accordance with Article 31, section III of the Constitution, the service time will be taken into account in determining its age.

Article 45

The worker must return to work:

  1. In the case of fractions I, II, IV and VII of Article 42, the day after the date of termination of the cause of the suspension, and
  2. In the case of fractions III, V and VI of article 42, within fifteen days following the termination of the cause of the suspension

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