Understanding the Foundations of Law: Functions, Branches, and Sources
Concept of Law
Currently, we perform everyday acts that connect us with the law (like buying a newspaper, getting on a bus, etc.). Sometimes the juridical scope of an act is more clear and manifest (e.g., we receive a fine for not having stopped at a red light). The common element of all these facts is a legal meaning: we can demand of others a certain behavior, and they may require us to do the same.
We have to distinguish legal rules from other types of standards:
- First, social norms: these are the
Legal Effects of Collective Contract and Working Conditions Amendments
Effects of Collective Contract Amendment
The effects of the collective contract modification will be the same as the individual character of a contract, even in the case where there is agreement was reached with representatives of the legal staff. The unique characteristic about the effects of substantial changes collectively are as follows:
1. Claims Against Company Decisions
Against the decisions of companies, claims can be made through the special procedure of collective dispute without prejudice
Read MoreUnderstanding the Adoption Process and its Legal Effects
Adoption means to legally receive a child as one’s own, with all the rights, obligations, and legal requirements pertaining to a minor. Made in the interest of the child, its purpose is to provide children in distress with a safe and stable family environment.
Adopter Requirements
- The adopter must have the legal capacity to act, and only individuals may adopt.
- They can adopt either disabled children or children under the legal age.
- Adoption can be done jointly or successively by both spouses.
- If a single
Understanding Workplace Changes and Employee Rights
Changes in Job Functions
Changing job functions for a certain period is possible. This functional change is temporary. The employer can make changes unilaterally, without anyone’s consent. The employer is free to modify the service, provided that the worker does not experience a reduction in wages.
There are two categories:
- Category Below: The change is temporary, and pay is not reduced. The salary pay level is maintained. There is a limitation: salary is charged for each category.
- Category Superior:
Understanding Limited Partnerships: Structure, Liability, and Rights
Limited Partnership: Key Features and Legal Framework
A limited partnership is characterized by the coexistence of partners who have unlimited liability for partnership debts (general partners) and partners whose liability is limited (silent partners). A distinction is made between:
- Simple Limited Partnership (commandites), as regulated in the Commercial Code.
- Limited Partnership by Shares, in which the silent partners’ participation is represented by shares of stock.
A limited partnership must be incorporated
Read MoreInternational Law: Codification, Treaties, and the Role of Organizations
All legal systems have a degree of accuracy, which leads to the codification of their rules. This is also true for international law. There was a time when a clear difference was thought to exist between domestic and international law. The former was considered a product of a political unit, while the latter was deemed to be of only technical and scientific interest. This is no longer true. The codification and progressive development of international law received a clear impetus after World War
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