Chapter II: Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities – Security Measures

CHAPTER II. Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities

SECTION 1: BANKS, SAVINGS, AND OTHER CREDIT INSTITUTIONS

Section 119. Security and Alarm Central Department

1. All banks, savings, and other credit institutions will have a security department responsible for organizing and managing security.

2. They must be connected to their own alarm central.

Section 120. Specific Security Measures

1. Entities holding funds and securities should consider the following:

  • Equipment and systems for collection and registration,
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John Locke’s Political Theory: Natural Rights, Social Contract, and the State

POLITICAL THEORY: THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND THE STATE (Second Treatise on Civil Government)

The State of Nature

In the state of nature, men are free and equal, possessing a natural moral law and natural rights. Discoverable by reason, the natural moral law dictates that men are free and independent, and that no one ought to harm another’s life, health, or freedom, or disrespect their property. This law, universal and compulsory, is established by reason as a reflection of God, with clear medieval

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The Roaring Twenties: A Glimpse into the Era of Change

Social and Cultural Shifts

18th Amendment and Prohibition

The 18th Amendment, the only amendment to be repealed from the Constitution, banned the sale and drinking of alcohol in the United States. This unpopular amendment led to the enactment of the Volstead Act, which aimed to enforce prohibition.

The Rise of the “New Woman”

The “New Woman” emerged as a feminist ideal, challenging traditional societal norms. Women embraced new freedoms, including the right to vote, granted by the 19th Amendment.

The

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Understanding Legal Personality, Capacity, and Contracts in Chilean Law

The Attributes of Personality

Name

The name consists of the given name and the surname. It is used to identify a person legally and socially. It is an extra-economic good that is indivisible, inalienable, imprescriptible, non-transferable, and immutable.

Nationality

Nationality is the bond between a person and a state, establishing reciprocal rights and obligations. Article 56 of the Chilean Constitution states, “Chileans are those whom the Constitution declares as such. The rest are foreigners.”

Article

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Spain’s STC 198/2012: Same-Sex Marriage & Constitutionality

STC 198/2012: Same-Sex Marriage in Spain

a) Context

On June 30, 2005, the Spanish Parliament legalized same-sex marriage. Subsequently, Mr. Ignacio Astarloa Huarte-Mendicoa, along with 71 members of the People’s Party Parliamentary Group, filed an appeal for unconstitutionality against Law 13/2005.

b) Summary of the Appeal

The petitioners challenged the legal process of legalizing same-sex marriage, alleging violations of various articles of the Spanish Constitution, including:

  • Article 9.3 (regulatory
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Fundamental Rights in the Spanish Constitution: A Comparative Overview

Fundamental Rights in the Spanish Constitution

It is generally accepted that the Constitution comprises rules that regulate the organization and exercise of State power, on the one hand, and the relations between the State and its citizens, on the other.

The rules that stipulate and regulate the relations between the State and its citizens and, more generally, the relations between the controlling and the controlled are characterized as public freedoms or fundamental rights or human rights.

Fundamental

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