Civil and Criminal Appeals in Spain

Appeal

Actionable resolutions: Sentences given in any kind of trial, because the law expressly states that they are directly subject to appeal; final orders terminating the case, making it impossible to continue.

Competition: Provincial Courts and Courts of First Instance. Effects are always returnable and have a suspensive effect.

Resource substantiation:

  • Preparation: First, in the court that made the ruling, within 5 days from the day following the notification. It must include the resolution appealed,
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Legal Terms and Definitions: A Comprehensive Glossary

Legal Terms and Definitions

Actual cause: The event directly responsible for another event or injury.

Advocacy group: Works to uphold the rights of a particular party or cause.

Affidavit: A written document in which the signer swears that the statements are true before an authorized person, such as a notary public.

Allegation: A formal accusation against someone.

Alternative: The opportunity to choose between two or more options.

Amicus brief: A type of brief filed by people who are not directly part

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Roman Legislative Actions and Property Rights

Item 21: Procedure for Legislative Action

The first procedure for trial is recognized in the Twelve Tables. Statements made by the same person that made the recognition pair became law before magistrates. It was a formalization of private revenge, probably archaic, that occurred first. It was exclusive to Roman citizens and was done in Rome. Held in 2 phases:

  • In jure
  • Apud iudicem

Phase in Iudicem Apud

In jure and de jure: The trial was held during the day and began when the defendant told the judge.

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Employee Dismissal: Legal Actions and Procedures

Actions in the Event of Dismissal

An employee whose employment relationship has been terminated unilaterally by the employer and does not agree with this decision must carry out the following actions:

Conciliation Act

It is a prerequisite for any procedure for dismissal before the Social Court. This requirement involves processing requiring a prior administrative claim.

Who is affected?

  • A worker who sees no grounds for the business action and receives a termination letter citing any reason.
  • A worker who
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International Contracts and Business Structures

Contracts: Essential Elements

  • Consent: Agreement between parties with legal capacity, declared or explicitly stated.
  • Object: Must be real, lawful, and capable of being determined.
  • Cause: Onerous and licit.
  • Form: Mandatory for certain contracts, generally speaking.

International Contracts

Types:

  • Unilateral/Bilateral
  • Short-term/Long-term
  • Agreement
  • Cooperation
  • Public/Private

According to Object:

  • Sale & Purchase
  • Commercial Agency or Distributor
  • Franchise
  • Joint Venture, etc.

Structure:

  • Place and date of execution
  • Title
  • Identification
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Ideological and Institutional Transformations Under Franco

Ideological and Institutional Transformations

Franco declined to establish a temporary military dictatorship; his intention was to create a new state and banish any idea of liberal democracy, liberalism, and communism.

Totalitarian Regime

The new political regime was established as a totalitarian system in which all powers were concentrated in the figure of Chief General Franco. It organized a political model based on the existence of a single party: FET y de las JONS. The system was inspired by the

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