Property Expropriation: Rights, Compensation, and Legal Process

Understanding Property Expropriation

Expropriation is a legal process where a public entity acquires private property for public use, often against the owner’s will, with compensation. This document clarifies the effects, claims, compensation methods, and legal aspects of expropriation.

Key Effects of Expropriation

  • Property Unmarketability: Once an act of expropriation is initiated, the affected property becomes unmarketable and cannot be subject to any further acts or contracts.
  • Right to Claim: The
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Safeguarding Your Rights: IP and Consumer Law

Intellectual Property Rights: An Introduction

World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on April 26. The event was established by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 2000 to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks, and designs impact daily life” and “to celebrate creativity and the contribution made by creators and innovators to the development of societies across the globe.” April 26 was chosen as the date for World Intellectual Property Day because it

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Commercial Registry: Functions and Legal Principles

Functions of the Territorial Commercial Registry

Besides its advertising function, the Territorial Commercial Registry is assigned other key functions:

  • Legalization of company books.
  • Appointment of independent experts for the valuation of in-kind contributions in public limited companies (SA) or limited partnerships by shares, and for cases of company mergers or divisions. It is also responsible for appointing auditors.
  • Deposit and publication of annual accounts for limited liability companies and corporate
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Understanding Functional Mobility, Dismissal, and Leave Rights

Functional Mobility

Within the Group

Not required because the employer has no time limit, provided they do not infringe on the rights of workers. This will receive the remuneration for being guaranteed what was being perceived.

Outside the Group

Justification for economic or organizational reasons and limited in time.

  • Lower: unforeseen emergencies or for as long as required but at the same salary.
  • Top: 6 months to 1 year or 8 in 2 years.

Rights: To receive the salary and claim that summit the vacancy from

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John Locke’s Enduring Legacy: Social Contract, Rights, and Governance

John Locke’s Social Contract and Civil Society

The Origins of Civil Society

John Locke posits that while individuals possess natural rights, these rights are not always respected or effectively protected in the state of nature. To ensure the more effective preservation of rights and freedoms, individuals form a civil society through a social contract or agreement. Establishing a civil society involves individuals giving up certain rights, but it offers significant benefits:

  • A written, established law.
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Venezuelan Constitutional Framework: Roles and Responsibilities

Temporary Presidential Vacancy and Succession

Legal Basis: Article 234 of the CRBV.

A temporary presidential vacancy shall be supplied by the Chief Executive for up to ninety (90) days, extendable by a decision of the National Assembly for an additional ninety (90) days. If a temporary absence continues for more than ninety (90) consecutive days, the National Assembly shall decide by a majority of its members whether an absolute vacancy should be declared.

Powers of the President

Legal Basis: Article

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