Understanding the Criminal Legal System and its Principles
Unit I: The Criminal Legal System
Definition: A set of rules that describe behaviors rejected by society and contain the threat of a penalty. The State is the one that prohibits conduct, applies sanctions, and regulates social life.
Characteristics of Criminal Law
The main features of criminal law are that it is public, regulatory, evaluative, a finalist, and deals with external events.
- Public: Because the state is able to create rules defining crimes and imposing sanctions.
- Regulatory: Because it lays
Understanding the Legal Nature of Marriage
The Legal Nature of Marriage
The term “marriage” is ambivalent, applying equally to two distinct concepts:
- Marriage in fieri: This refers to the legal act whereby spouses mutually consent to form the marital union. It is equivalent to the ceremony or the moment when the marriage becomes legal.
- Marriage in facto esse: This refers to the conjugal relationship or the community formed by the husband and wife, that is, the legal relationship between spouses.
This duality of meaning is the basis of two classical
Read MoreKey Labor Laws and Employee Benefits in India
Salient Features of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF)
1. Mandatory Contributions: Employees contribute 12% of their basic salary, and employers match this amount. A portion of the employer’s contribution goes to the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) and Employee Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI).
2. Interest: EPF balances earn annual interest, typically between 8-9%, which is tax-free.
3. Employee Pension Scheme (EPS): A part of the employer’s contribution provides a pension for employees after retirement.
Read MoreUnderstanding Legal Personhood: Rights and Obligations
Person: It’s all being (all that exists or can exist) layers of acquiring rights and obligations.
Types of People
- Natural person: All integers with characteristic signs of humanity without distinction or physical accidents are people visible.
Beginning and End of the Existence of a Natural Person
The existence begins at conception in the womb. Since then, rights can be acquired (e.g., an unborn child already has the right to life). It is considered a birth when the birth attendants are signs of life.
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Unit 22: Degrees of Performing a Crime
Successive Steps in the Consummation of a Crime
The commission of an offense is displayed in a general process that consists of stages, from the purely subjective to the full implementation of the action described by law.
Internal Phase: Ideation, Deliberation, Resolution
The internal phase comprises the ideation process, deliberation, and resolution to do the criminal act that occurs in the psyche of the agent. The crime remains without exceeding the inner stage,
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Labor Unions and Collective Bargaining in Mexico
Understanding Unions
A union is an association of workers or employers formed to study, improve, and defend their respective interests. No one can be forced to join a union. Unions must have a minimum of 20 active workers or 3 employers. Individuals under 16 and foreign nationals may not be part of the union leadership. Public meetings must be held at least every 6 months.
The General Secretary is the representative of the union. Unions may form federations
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