Impartiality and Independence of Judges in Legal Proceedings

Preserving Impartiality

The legitimacy of a judge in any legal process hinges on their impartiality and lack of connection to the involved parties or the subject of the proceedings. Two key safeguards ensure this impartiality: abstention and challenge.

Abstention

Abstention is an obligation of every judge or magistrate to recuse themselves from a case due to potential conflicts of interest. This involves promptly disclosing any grounds for disqualification to the relevant Section or Division of the

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Employment Contracts and Employer Obligations

Employment Relationships and Legal Sources

Relationship Types

Voluntary Relationships: Employees (salaried, personal, dependent)
Special Relationships: Senior management, domestic servants, prisoners, deportees, professionals and artists in public performances, disabled individuals in employment centers.
Excluded Relationships: Company officers, board of directors, work based on friendship or family ties up to second-degree consanguinity, benefit obligations.

Legal Sources

  • Company policies
  • Customs and
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Federal Tax Credit and Administrative Acts in Mexico

Federal Tax Credit and Administrative Acts

Place and Date of Issuance

Acts will be notified at the Angelis office and may be consulted.

Resources

Decisions will be made on all proposed items, matching background calls and completing every order.

LFPA Exceptions

  • Contributions (taxes, transfers of social security contributions for improvements and rights)
  • Federal MP
  • Foreign Trade
  • Unfair Competition
  • Actions of Public Servants

CFF Requirements (Art. 38)

  • Written or digital document
  • Issuing authority
  • Place and date
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Spanish Constitution of 1978: Key Principles and Structure

Spanish Constitution of 1978

Key Principles and Structure

The Spanish Constitution of 1978, a pivotal document in Spanish history, established the first democratically elected government by universal suffrage. Born from the efforts of a parliamentary commission representing diverse political viewpoints (UCD, AP, PSOE, PCE, and CIU, notably excluding the PNV), this constitution laid the groundwork for a modern, democratic Spain.

Core Values and Principles

Article 1 enshrines the “higher values” of law,

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International Law and Human Rights: Individual and Collective Rights

A. Individual Subjectivity in International Law

Active Subjectivity: Claiming Rights and Accessing International Jurisdictions

When a foreign individual experiences a violation of international law by a U.S. entity, they typically must first seek redress within the U.S. legal system. If this fails, they can request their own country’s government to exercise diplomatic protection. However, diplomatic protection involves state-to-state interaction. Within domestic legal systems, individuals can access

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Copyright Law and Penalties for Information System Crimes

Chapter II: Law Subjects

Article 6

Only the copyright holder can decide on partial or complete disclosure of the work.

Chapter III: Duration of Protection

Article 10

Protection lasts the author’s lifetime plus 50 years. If the author’s spouse or unmarried/widowed daughters (whose spouse is permanently unable to work) survive, protection extends until the last survivor’s death. This retroactive protection applies to the spouse and daughters.

Chapter IV: Moral Rights

Article 14

The author, as sole owner of

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