Compensation Claims, Court Procedures & Judicial Impartiality

Claiming Compensation After a Murder

A claim arising from a crime or offense that initiates public prosecution is not extinguished by the waiver of the offended person.

However, in private crimes where the offended party has dispositional power over the offense, the action can be extinguished by their waiver.

The civil claim for damages is extinguished by the waiver of the injured party. This is considered a waiver of the right to restitution, compensation, or reparation, rather than merely a waiver

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Understanding Co-Ownership: Rights, Responsibilities, and Division

Co-Ownership and Economic/Condo Considerations

Co-ownership is a legal situation that occurs when the ownership of a thing or right belongs to several persons. The Civil Code adopted the Roman system of division of fees levied on the object taken as a unit. In relation to its contents, it is essential to distinguish between the rights of the investors and what corresponds in relation to their portion or share.

Rights and Responsibilities in Co-Ownership

In connection with the common property, the rights

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Siete Partidas: A Comprehensive Overview of Medieval Spanish Law

Siete Partidas: Code of the Seven Items

Las Siete Partidas (The Seven-Part Code) began drafting in 1256 and finished in 1263. The commission consisted of leading Spanish jurists (Jacome Ruiz, Martinez Signed, Master Roland…).

Sources

  1. Medieval Common Law: Corpus Iuris Civilis, works of Azo and Accursius, Decretals of Gregory IX, canonical works.
  2. Non-Legal Sources: Philosophical works (Aristotle, Plato, Seneca), the Bible, theological works (Saint Isidore, Saint Augustine, Saint Thomas Aquinas), Oriental
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Understanding Customs Motions: Taxes, Duties, and Compliance

Customs, Duties, Fees, and Charges

1. Contributions, Countervailing Duties, Fees, and Charges

STEP RIGHT CUSTOMS · DTA

  • CVD CC
  • VAT VALUE ADDED TAX
  • NEW CAR TAX · ISAN
  • PRODUCTION AND SERVICES TAX IEPS
  • TAX GENERAL IMP / EXP IGI / IGE
  • CHARGES REC.
  • FINES MULT.
  • Prevalidation PRV.

2. Tractor Tax Payable

  • IGI / IGE with different tariffs.
  • AD VALOREM
  • SPECIFIC
  • MIXED
  • INTERNATIONAL TREATIES

Calculations for IGI, VAT, DTA, IR, and IEPS

3. Cálculos From IGI, VAT, DTA, and IR IEPS.

Prevalidation

4. Prevalidación.

The prevalidation

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Understanding Business Registry: Publicity and Legal Effects

Business Registry: Publicity and Legal Effects

3. Once the entries at the Business Registry are performed, their essential data shall be notified to the Central Registry, in the Journal of which they shall be published.

4. The maximum term to classify and register shall be fifteen days from the date of the presentation entry.

5. If the classification of the titles referred to in the preceding section is not performed within the term stated, the party concerned may demand action from the Registrar.

6.

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Spanish Civil Code Mandate Contract: Definition & Termination

Concept of the Mandate Contract

Article 1709 of the Civil Code (CC) defines the mandate contract as one where “a person undertakes to provide a service or do something on behalf or commission of another.” This definition in the Civil Code is somewhat vague and doesn’t clearly distinguish the mandate contract from other contractual figures, such as the leasing of works and services, where the lessor is also obliged to do something or provide a service. However, legal practice distinguishes mandate

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