Job Search Strategies: INEM, Agencies, and Direct Applications

Job Search

To perform certain professional activities, you must possess the corresponding qualification. After completing your studies, the first step is to register with entities involved in employment recruitment.

Registration in Employment Institute: Public Employment Service (INEM)

Workers are required to enroll in the INEM as job seekers. Employers can request candidates from this organization to fill job vacancies, keeping in mind:

  • Generic Job Offer: Employers contact the INEM, indicating job
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Employment Contracts: Types, Terms, and Regulations

Contract and Capacity to Treat

An employment contract is an agreement between employer and employee. The employee provides services and adheres to the employer’s organization and direction in exchange for remuneration. The contract is signed by both parties or the company’s legal representative.

Capacity to Sign

Individuals must meet these requirements:

  • Be of legal age (18 years old).
  • Be 16 or 17 with parental permission. Minors with permission can make employment decisions, including contract termination.
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Understanding Defects of Consent in Contracts

Defects of Consent: Errors

Error of Law

An error of law involves a false or inaccurate understanding of legal reality, stemming from ignorance of a rule or its misinterpretation. This often ties to Article 8 of the Civil Code (CC). There’s a tendency not to recognize it as a defect of consent to protect the state. Articles 2297 and 2299 of the CC provide exceptions, allowing recovery of mistaken payments and clarifying donation intent.

Error of Fact

An error of fact is a false representation of a

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Spanish Policing: From Monarchy to Revolution

Police Under Isabel II and the Rise of the Civil Guard

This era marks a pivotal moment in Spanish policing, witnessing the creation of key law enforcement organizations. The establishment of both a military body (the Civil Guard) and a civilian police force presented unique challenges.

  • The Civil Guard, a military force, was established, while a separate civilian police force faced obstacles in its development.
  • Municipalities formed their own forces independent of the Militia, laying the groundwork
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Spanish Civil Law: A Comprehensive Study

Civil Law

1. The Spanish Civil Law

1.1 Institutional Assumptions and Historical Forms

The historical approach to civil law considers institutional assumptions as factual cases: problems, conflicts, and disputes that have shaped the development of civil law institutions. It’s crucial to emphasize the material problems that civil law addresses outside prevailing dogmatic valuation guidelines.

1.2 The Field of Civil Law

Codification seems the most appropriate way to use history to determine civil matters.

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Lex Talionis and Roman Law: Retribution and Justice History

Lex Talionis: An Eye for an Eye

The term lex talionis (Latin) refers to a principle of retributive justice where the offender suffers damage equal to that caused to the victim. The most famous expression is “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,” from Exodus. Many systems have been inspired by this law. Although seemingly primitive, its spirit emphasizes proportionality of punishment, avoiding disproportionate private revenge.

The Code of Hammurabi (17th century BC) codified lex talionis, establishing

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