Review of Administrative Acts and Remedies in Administrative Law

Review of Administrative Acts

Automatic Review. Administrative Remedies.

The review of administrative acts starts from an existing administrative act and raises the possibility of its modification or replacement. This can take place either on the administration’s own initiative or at the request of the interested party. We are located at all times within the administrative phase.

Against decisions and procedural measures, if the latter directly or indirectly decide the merits of the case, determines

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Guardianship: Legal Protection of Minors and Disabled

Introduction

Guardianship is a legal institution designed to protect minors and individuals deemed disabled by a court ruling. It serves as a substitute for parental authority when necessary, encompassing the care of the ward’s person and property. The guardian is granted powers of representation in both personal and property matters, with exceptions established by law or the incapacitation ruling.

Who Needs Guardianship?

  • Unemancipated minors not under parental authority.
  • Individuals declared disabled
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Public Service Management and Provision

Constitutional Public Service Budgets

The Constitution broadly covers the social benefits of administrative activity, presenting it as a mandate rather than a possibility. However, the European Commission (EC) does not permit an all-encompassing public administration that excludes or marginalizes the private sector. It requires a formal law to explicitly reserve a service for the public sector.

For a service to be considered public, it must present an essential consideration. This essential consideration

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Sexual Assault: Penalties and Legal Aspects in the Penal Code

Sexual Assault

Articles 178 et seq. of the Penal Code punish anyone who violates another person’s sexual freedom through violence or intimidation. The offense has a basic structure, a qualified violation (if involving intercourse or object insertion), and several aggravating factors increasing penalties.

Article 178

Violating another person’s sexual freedom using violence or intimidation is punishable by one to five years’ imprisonment for sexual assault.

Article 179

When sexual assault involves vaginal,

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Bourdieu’s Sociology of Law: Symbolic Power and Judicial Decisions

Bourdieu’s Sociology of Law: Symbolic Violence

The Strength of Legal Elements

2.2.: The Strength of the Right Elements for a Sociology of the Legal Field, Pierre Bourdieu

Breaking with the established dichotomy between the factual (power, experience) and the symbolic, Bourdieu highlights their relationship: symbolic X factual. Law often appropriates only the factual dimension, reducing the legal to the merely factual. This dichotomy represents modernity. However, Bourdieu urges a break with this

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Sexual Abuse: Types, Penalties, and Legal Aspects

Sexual Abuse

Sexual abuse encompasses behaviors previously known as statutory rape. It involves sexual acts without violence or intimidation. Legal distinctions do not consider aggression, the gender of participants, or specific sexual acts. The key difference lies in the absence of consent, including cases of fraud or coercion where consent is invalid.

Without Sexual Abuse: Basic Type

This involves sexual acts without intercourse or penetration. Even with apparent consent, it’s considered abuse

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