Labor Relations and Collective Bargaining in Spain
**Right to Organize**
The right to organize is a constitutional right that allows workers to associate in trade unions to defend their rights and occupational, economic, or social interests.
Faculties
- Bargain collectively
- Participate in labor disputes
- Promote the election of workers’ representatives
Background
Workers can form trade unions, freely associate with a union, separate from a union, and join other elected representatives within the union. Trade unions are formalized organizations that defend
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Right to Life (Article 15 of the Spanish Constitution)
The right to life, as stated in Article 15 of the Spanish Constitution, means that one cannot attack the life of another person.
This implies that abortion is not a freely available practice (Article 417 bis of the Criminal Code, 1973). There are only three exceptions:
- Malformation of the fetus (within the first 22 weeks).
- Danger to the mother, either physical or psychological (no time limit is established).
- Rape (within the first 12 weeks).
Right
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Administration of the Autonomous Regions in Spain
Spain has 10 autonomous regions. The Merchant Navy policy addresses the following objectives:
- The protection of safety of life at sea.
- The protection of the safety of maritime navigation.
- The protection of the marine environment.
- The maintenance of public interest sailings.
- Shipping services between ports or between different Autonomous Regions.
We distinguish three types of powers of the Autonomous Communities:
- Full competence in law, development, and
Mexican Corporate Law: Key Concepts and Regulations
Key Concepts in Mexican Corporate Law
General Corporate Law Principles
- The General Law of Corporations was published during the government of Porfirio Diaz. (False)
- A jointly and severally liable party can be charged the full amount of credit. (False)
- The partner company furnishes to one or more credits, be responsible for the existence and legitimacy of them but not the solvency of the debtor at the time of the contribution to society because that is for you. (False)
- In the distribution of gains or
Commercial Contracts: Agency, Franchise, and Patent Agreements
Contract Agency
A contract agency is where a natural or legal person, called the agent, undertakes against another, called the employer or principal, on a continuous basis for remuneration to promote trade acts or transactions. The agent acts as an independent broker without assuming the risk, unless otherwise agreed in the contract.
Features of a Contract Agency
- Consensual, bilateral, commercial contract.
- The agent is autonomous and independent, being free in the organization of their work and professional
Understanding Crimes Against Persons: Legal Consequences
Crimes Against Persons
1 – Murder
The crime of murder is to take the life of a person with will or intention. It may also be the result of gross negligence (e.g., an outrage, medical malpractice, etc.).
The Penalty
The crime of murder is punishable by imprisonment for 10 to 15 years.
If the crime is committed by negligence (by an oversight, and without intending to do so), the penalty of imprisonment shall be from 1 to 4 years. Whether that negligence was committed using a motor vehicle, moped, or a
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