Public Officials Employment Law

Key Provisions of the Public Officials Employment Law

Title I: Governing Employment Relations

Article 1

This law governs employment relations between public officials and public servants and national, state, and municipal public administrations. It covers:

  1. Leadership and management of the civil service and public careers.
  2. Personnel management, including planning, recruitment, selection, admission, induction, training, development, career planning, evaluation, promotion, transfer, position valuation,
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Environmental Protection and Legal Equality in Chile

Duty of State: Environmental Conservation

The Constitution imposes on the State the duty to ensure the conservation and preservation of nature and environmental heritage. This is executed through various bodies, most importantly CONAMA (National Environmental Commission), which ensures sustainable economic development compatible with environmental requirements.

Environmental Impact Assessment

Projects must undergo environmental impact assessments by COREMA (Regional Environmental Commission). The challenge

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Credit in Economics and Law

Economic and Legal Concept of Credit

Economic

Credit involves exchanging present value for future value. This exchange is distinguished by time and trust, as delivery isn’t simultaneous and reciprocal, necessitating trust in future obligation fulfillment.

Legal

The transfer of a thing’s ownership from creditor to debtor, with consideration deferred, meaning the debtor’s corresponding provision is delayed.

General Law on Negotiable Instruments and Credit Operations

The sender agrees to make a sum available

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John Locke’s Treatise on Civil Government: Power & Society

John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government

Chapter XIII: Subordination of Powers in the Political Community

Section 149: The Supreme Power of the People

In a well-established political society, there is only one sovereign power: the legislative. All other powers are subordinate to it. However, the people retain the ultimate power to remove or alter the legislature if it acts against its entrusted mission. In such cases, the power reverts to the people, who may then entrust it to new individuals they

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Sources of Criminal Law: Direct and Indirect

Sources of Criminal Law: Direct and Indirect

A source of law is the origin of legal concepts and principles. In criminal law, sources are crucial due to the principle of legality, which mandates that all crimes and punishments must be clearly defined by law.

Direct Sources

Direct sources are those that create legal norms. In criminal law, the primary direct source is the law, including international treaties when incorporated into domestic law.

Indirect Sources

Indirect sources contribute to the understanding

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Roman Law of Sale: Essentials and Obligations

Sale: Concept

A contract where the seller delivers an item to the buyer, ensuring peaceful possession, and the buyer pays a price in money. Initially, in ius civile, sales were done through mancipatio, exchanging goods for cash. Later, ius gentium recognized sales as consensual contracts, eventually adopted by ius civile, based on good faith.

Characteristics

  • Consensual (perfected by consent)
  • Good faith
  • Bilateral (obligations for both parties)
  • Onerous (involving cost)

Requirements

Price

  • True or determinable
  • In
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