Employer’s Liability and Business in Marriage

Employer’s Liability

The liability of the employer can stem from two sources: contract or tort.

Contractual Liability

This arises from the breach of contractual obligations due to intentional fault or disservice to the counterparty. Exemption is possible only in cases of force majeure (unforeseeable event) or a fortuitous event (predictable but inevitable event). According to Article 1101 of the Civil Code (CC), compensation is due for damages incurred through fraud, negligence, or default in fulfilling

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The Importance of Qualitative Interviews in Social Work

Understanding and Treatment in Qualitative Interviews

Qualitative interviews in social work aim to understand the client’s situation through their interpretation of it. This approach emphasizes the client’s voice and avoids imposing the social worker’s interpretations. However, some social workers have been criticized for using interviews to reinterpret the client’s messages, leading to what feminists and critical sectors call “disempowerment.” This can happen when the social worker uses leading

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Implementation of International Law at the Domestic Level

Some rules of international law must be applied within the state. For example, customary rules grant privileges and immunities to diplomatic agents, provided they are foreigners. These rules must be implemented by the courts, judicial or administrative authorities, or the executive branch of a state and must be applied to diplomats accredited to that state. One example is that the state is a party to granting commercial or customs rights to citizens of another country. These rights must also be

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Powers & Functioning of Labor Unions: A Comprehensive Guide

Powers of Labor Unions and Union Representation

Minimum Rights of Representative Unions

The LOLS (Organic Law of Trade Union Freedom) outlines three minimum rights for the most representative trade unions with presence in unitary representation bodies:

  1. Right to a bulletin board: Ensures adequate access for disseminating notices of interest to union members and workers. This can be a shared board.
  2. Right to collective bargaining: Allows negotiation at the business or lower level.
  3. Right to a suitable location
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Interpretation and Limits of Fundamental Rights in Spanish Constitution

The Interpretation of Rights

The objective nature of rights, making them essential elements of the order of the community, has a direct impact on their interpretation. The interpretation of statutory provisions must be made in the light of constitutional norms, particularly those that proclaim and embody fundamental rights and civil liberties. In case of doubt, the interpretation that gives greater force to the fundamental right should prevail. One of the constants of our constitutional doctrine

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US Government & Politics: Key Concepts and History

1. Introduction to US Government

1.1 Public Goods

What goods are available to all without direct payment? Public goods

1.2 Forms of Government

In which form of government does a small group of elite people hold political power? Monarchy

1.3 Elite vs. Pluralist Theory

The elite theory of government maintains that wealthy, politically powerful people control government, and government has no interest in meeting the needs of ordinary people.

According to the pluralist theory of government, government policy

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