Capacity to Sue: Who Can and Cannot File a Lawsuit
Capacity to Sue: Who Can and Cannot
Introduction
Every person living in a civilized state has certain rights granted by law. Infringement of these rights gives rise to the right to sue the person who infringed them. This right to sue is known as the capacity of an individual, indicating the competence of parties to sue and the liability to be sued. In torts, some persons can sue but cannot be sued, others cannot sue but can be sued, and yet another group can neither sue nor be sued. This document
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Nature of Christian Marriage
1. Contract
A special contract of special union between a man and a woman entered into in accordance with the law for the establishment of conjugal and family life.
2. Covenant
Entered into by persons based on a special friendship; a dynamic alliance and an open-minded commitment; involves a certain kind of relationship that lasts since it is based on a promise of a communion of life and shared ideals and love.
Ends of Marriage:
- Good of the spouses
- Good of the children
Essential
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Key Concepts: Law, Economy, and Trade
Law (Legal Statement)
The set of rules for external behavior, bilateral, imperative, coercive, and comprehensive, effectively regulating the behavior of people in society and at a specific historical moment, with the aim of establishing a just ordering of human society.
Classification of Law
- Public Law: Constitutional, Administrative, Litigation, Criminal, Tax.
- Private Law: Civil, Commercial, Labor.
Sources of Law
The State Constitution, The Law, Decrees with the force
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Temporary Employment: A Study of Directive 2008/104/EC
Directive 2008/104/EC of 19 November 2008.
Application
- Workers with an employment contract or employment relationship with a Temporary Employment Agency (ETT), which is made available to business users to work temporarily under their control and direction.
- Public and private companies that are ETTs or user undertakings engaged in economic activities, regardless of whether or not they are for profit.
- After consultation with social partners, Member
Canadian Government Structure and Legal Processes
Branches of Government in Canada
- Legislative – Makes laws
- Federal: Parliament (elected)
- Provincial: Legislative Assemblies (elected)
- Source of Law: Statutes
- Executive – Administers laws
- Federal: Prime Minister, Cabinet Ministers, civil servants
- Provincial: Premier, Cabinet Ministers, civil servants
- Administrative Tribunals: Specialized decision-makers
- Judicial – Interprets & applies laws
- Judges are appointed federally & provincially
- Source of Law: Case Law (precedents)
How Judges Are Appointed in Canada
- Provincial
Legal Terms Explained: Key Differences and Definitions
1. Murder vs. Manslaughter: “Murder” is unlawfully and deliberately killing someone, whereas “manslaughter” is the killing of another person without malice.
2. Kidnapping vs. Hijacking: “Kidnapping” is the act of abducting someone and holding them captive, whereas “hijacking” consists of using force to take control of a plane, train, etc.
3. Libel vs. Slander: “Libel” is the act of publishing a false statement about a person, while “slander” is the act of making a false spoken statement to damage
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