Spanish Criminal Code: Collective Security, Public Health, and Road Safety
Of Crimes Against Collective Security
Article 341. The release of nuclear energy or radioactive elements that endanger human life or health of persons or property, but where there is no explosion, shall be punished with imprisonment of fifteen to twenty years and specific disqualification for employment or public office, profession, or occupation for a period of ten to twenty years. Whoever, without being included in the previous article, disrupts the operation of a nuclear facility or radioactive,
Read MoreCorporate Structures: Limited Liability and Corporations
**Company Bodies**
Consist of:
- General Board: This is the body of deliberation and decision. Matters the Board can address include: censorship of social management, approval of annual accounts, application of profit for the appointment and dismissal of directors, and amendment of the statutes.
- Directors: The management of the company may be entrusted to a single administrator or a Board of Directors. Administrators have to meet certain requirements:
- May not engage in similar kinds of trade that are
Brazilian Public Administration: Bidding and Contracts
Question: Can an act of direct federal public administration, which granted the right to retire in 2000, be repealed in 2007 due to an allegation of illegality?
Answer: No, because according to Article 54 of Law 9784/99, the deadline for such withdrawal expires in 5 years, and in the case presented, seven years have passed.
Question: The State of Rio Grande do Sul promoted expropriation in certain areas included in the Master Plan of County X, due to urban land being unbuilt, upon payment of public
Read MoreLegal Acts and Facts: Understanding Their Impact on Rights
Legal Facts and Acts: An Introduction
Fact: Any event that occurs in the world and is perceived through the senses.
Legal Fact: An event that results in the creation, modification, or termination of rights and obligations.
Types of Legal Facts
- Natural: Events that occur without human intervention.
- Human: Events that involve human action. These can be further categorized as:
- Voluntary: Acts performed with freedom, intention, and discernment.
- Involuntary: Acts lacking one or more of the elements of voluntary
Authoritarianism vs. Democracy: Key Concepts and History
Authoritarianism
The attitude of those who exercise their authority over others.
Leader
A person who is recognized as a leader by a group.
Drop
To remove someone or something from its place.
Powers
Control, power, jurisdiction, or power you have over something.
Fascism
A political and social movement of a totalitarian nature that occurred in Italy, on Benito Mussolini’s initiative, after the First World War.
Nazism
A political and social movement of Pangerman, fascist, and anti-Semitic character.
Despotic
A
Read MoreUnderstanding Labor Unions: Formation, Rights, and Regulations
Unions, Federations, and Confederations
Article 356.- A union is an association of workers or employers constituted to study, improve, and defend their interests.
Article 357.- Workers and employers have the right to form unions without prior authorization.
Article 358.- No one can be forced to join a union or to refrain from joining it.
Any stipulation to establish a conventional fine in case of separation from the union, or that somehow invalidates the provision in the preceding paragraph, will not
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