Brazilian Legal Appeals: Process and Requirements

Taking the Case to the Secretary

The day of the trial is marked. There are generally three judges.

  • Any judge may examine records if unqualified to vote.
  • If no request is made, the trial continues, decided by majority vote.
  • A written record (Lavratura) contains the preliminary questions.

Preliminary Questions

Court admissibility, decay, and prescription should be submitted to the judges before the vote. The reporter may reject the appeal upon receipt if it is inadmissible, rejected, harmful, or clashes

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Spanish Consumer Law: A Comprehensive Analysis of Retail and Consumer Concepts

[A] Legal > [m] Consumer and Retail > [u] Consumer Concept

ITEM 1 – The Concept of Consumer Retail

1 .- Legal Framework

To begin, it is necessary to provide a comprehensive overview of the regulatory framework and existing competences in consumer matters, specifically concerning retail consumers.

Our starting point is the Spanish Constitution of 1978 (hereinafter, CE). Regarding consumer law regulation, the CE did not attribute that power exclusively to the State nor did it include it as a specific

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Employment Contracts: Changes, Suspensions, and Termination

Item 10: Changes in Working Conditions

A) Geographical Mobility: Transfers and Displacement

1. Transfers

Transfers involve changes of residence or travel exceeding 12 months over three years. The law mandates that contracts specify business-related reasons for relocation. Transfers should never be arbitrary and must benefit the company. Collective agreements often determine the distance constituting a move, with distances under 25km generally insufficient.

a) Individual Transfer:

This applies to a single

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Territorial Jurisdiction in Criminal Proceedings: A Comprehensive Analysis

Territorial Jurisdiction in Criminal Proceedings

Organs determine relevant functional aspects and must act objectively. A fundamental criterion is the crime’s location. The assigned court’s jurisdiction is permanent, unless modified by instruction or prior trial. Judicial organs ensure competence is attributed to the court where proceedings began.

Default Criteria

Default criteria are established in Section 15. Provisions address cases where determining the crime’s location is impossible. Criteria

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Understanding the Structure of the Spanish Church and Its Entities

The Spanish Church and the Episcopal Conference

The Spanish Church, so called, is a conventional concept, by which we mean the realization of the Catholic Church when acting within the national territory and does not act as subjects of international law. Forecasts agreed enjoy the same autonomy as the Universal Church at the national level, guaranteeing the free exercise of all those activities which are peculiar and particular to the church. This autonomy includes the freedom of religion, jurisdiction,

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Advertising Law: A Comprehensive Summary

Advertising Law

Election Advertising

This type of advertising, while not promoting goods or services, falls under advertising regulations. It’s subject to special rules within the General Election System Act 1985, amended in 2007. Additional laws apply, such as the Law of Electoral Advertising Scheme of Private Television Stations of 1988 and the Advertising Law Municipal Election in Radio Broadcasting Stations 1991.

Legal Framework for Electoral Advertising

The law distinguishes between advertising

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