Understanding Terrorism: Key Traits and Victim Assistance
Definitional Traits of Terrorism
Terrorism lacks a universally accepted definition. It is a type of criminal activity included within the term “organized crime,” implying the existence of groups with defined rules of action, a definite purpose, and a tendency to transmit their norms and standards to new associates within the organization.
The central elements of terrorism are:
- The use or threat of violence
- Politically motivated
- Creating psychological pressure by means of terror to achieve a particular
State Government Functions and Responsibilities
1. The governor cannot leave the state for a fixed period without the authorization of Congress. TRUE
2. Administrative centralization involves the collection of powers of decision in a higher authority. TRUE
3. The region is based on a technical consideration for the management of a specific activity of a public service. FALSE
4. The substantive functions correspond to the field in which it develops the basic action of an entity. TRUE
5. The role of government in relation to citizens is to
Understanding Constitutional Rights: Q&A on Key Legal Principles
Understanding Constitutional Rights: A Q&A
The Constitution and Education
Question: How does the constitution define education?
Answer: As a process to develop harmoniously all the faculties of human beings.
Secular Education
Question: What does it mean when the law mandates that education should be secular?
Answer: That it should not be connected to any religious doctrine.
The Cause of Right
Question: Why is it necessary to refer to release the cause of right?
Answer: In order to not become licentiousness.
Goods Classification and Rights Acquisition: A Legal Analysis
Goods Classification and Rights Acquisition
Item No. 1: Goods Classification
Roman Doctrine:
I. Res Extra Commercium
A. Res Divini Juris:
- Res Sacrae
- Res Religiosae
- Res Sanctae
B. Res Humana Juris:
- Res Publicae
- Res Communes
- Res Universitatis
II. Res Intra Commercium
A. Res Mancipi
B. Res Nec Mancipi
Physical Nature:
A. Expendable (Infungibles)
B. Consumables (Inconsumables)
C. Main (Accessory)
D. Tangible (Intangible)
Thing in the legal sense: It is all that can be subject to exchange economic rights and has a utility
Read MoreProperty Rights: Acquisition, Loss, and Legal Processes
Property Rights: An Overview
T2-DER. D PROP. Property right is the right to enjoy and dispose of one’s property without limitations. Classes include public, private, furniture, real estate, and special properties.
Acquisition of Property
Property can be acquired through:
- Occupation
- Gift
- Inheritance
- Contracts by tradition
- Acquisitive prescription
- Accession
Loss of Property
Property can be lost through:
- Abandonment or statute of limitations
- Expropriation
- Involuntary loss
Possession and Leasehold
Possession: The right
Read MoreNeoclassical Theories of Culpability in Criminal Law
Neoclassical Theories of Culpability
Unit 22: Neoclassical theories of culpability are those that help us understand guilt and the blame directed at the perpetrator of an illegal action. The perpetrator could and should have acted according to the rule of law but chose to act unlawfully. Therefore, culpability is a subjective complaint against the subject who has performed the illegal action. Culpability, as an essential element of a crime, is necessarily its foundation. Two main theories exist regarding
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