Chilean Constitution: Citizenship, Rights, and Public Functions
**Article 8: Probity in Public Functions**
The exercise of public functions obligates owners to strictly observe the principle of probity in all their actions. Acts and decisions of State bodies, their rationale, and the procedures used are public. However, only a law of qualified quorum can establish the confidentiality or secrecy of those or them when disclosure would affect the proper performance of the functions of these bodies, the rights of individuals, national security, or national interest.
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**Section 2: Tribunal of the Inquisition**
*Sources in the Middle Ages and Evolution in the Modern Age*
The Medieval Inquisition tribunal was established to combat heresy in Europe, especially that of the Albigensian heresy that extended well into the Middle Ages. In the Middle Ages, this court was never independent but was bound by the ordinary courts. It would be in the modern age when this court developed. When the Catholic Monarchs decided to act against the Jews, they were forced to reorganize
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SPANISH CONSTITUTION
Preamble
The preamble outlines the fundamental principles of the Constitution and the objectives of its rules.
Preliminary Title
These are the first nine articles:
- Article 1 defines National Sovereignty and the form of government.
- Article 2 addresses the unity of the nation and guarantees autonomy rights.
- Article 3 proclaims Castilian Spanish and other co-official languages.
- Article 4 describes the Spanish flag (red-yellow-red) and acknowledges regional flags.
- Article 5 establishes Madrid
Sources of the Right to Communication: Legal Framework
**LESSON 3: Sources of the Right to Communication**
3.1. Concept: Sources of Law
3.2. The Spanish Constitution (CE)
3.3. International Texts and Conventions
**1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights**
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (December 10, 1948).
Article 19: Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes the right not to be disturbed because of their opinions, and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas, regardless of frontiers, through
Read MoreAdministrative Acts and Procedures: Key Concepts and Legal Framework
Administrative Activity: Types and Criteria
Administrative activity can be broken down by criteria:
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Legal-formal, which includes:
- Administrative actions
- Conventions
- Administrative agreements
- Administrative coercion
Understanding the Core Elements of a State
Elements of a State
- Elements of the State
- People, Population, and Electorate
- Territory
- Sovereignty
Elements of a State
Traditionally, it is said that there are three elements in the state: the people, who appear as the human element; the territory, the physical element; and sovereignty, recognized as the political element of the state.
People, Population, and Electorate
We will distinguish the population, the people, and the electorate. The population is, of course, the human element, the mass of individuals,
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