Medieval Canon Law: Development and Collections

Canon Law in the Middle Ages

Canon Law in the Middle Ages and Its Collection

One of the principles of the Gregorian reform was the unification of canon law against the heterogeneity of regional royalty collections and centralized legislative law that created the Pontiff, primarily through the Decretals.

This principle was first carried out using the same technique and under the influence of the commentators at the universities. Rescue all the universal canon law that was scattered and giving the value

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Lis Pendens: Understanding Legal Disputes in Civil Procedure

Lis pendens refers to the legal situation where a dispute is awaiting a decision by a Court of Justice. According to Article 410 of the Civil Procedure Act (CPA), this situation begins from the moment the claim is brought, “should it then be given leave to proceed.”

Article 410 CPA: Commencement of lis pendens; it will start when it is admitted or filed, but if it isn’t admitted, it will never have existed.

Procedural Consequences

  • Defense of Lis Pendens: Article 421 CPA states that the defense of lis

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Spanish Constitution 1978: Key Democratic Institutions

The Spanish Constitution of 1978

The Spanish Constitution is the supreme law of the land. It includes our superior values that should guide our coexistence: freedom, justice, equality, and political pluralism.

Government

  • Spain is a social and democratic state of law.
  • National sovereignty resides in the Spanish people.
  • The form of state is the parliamentary monarchy.
  • Spain is set up as a decentralized state composed of 17 autonomous communities and two autonomous cities.

Rights and Duties of the Spanish

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Judicial Control of Administrative Discretionary Powers

Administrative Discretion: Legal Limits and Judicial Review

Discretion, Legal Gaps, and Indeterminate Legal Concepts

The submission of power to the standard requires, after the purification of any anomalous behavior, that the responsible judicial activity complements the legality principle. Today, the judicial activity of public administration, a constitutional requirement (Article 106.1), complements the legality principle.

From the moment we define legal power and authority as limited, it is necessary

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French Administration and Parliament: Structure and Functions

The French Administration

Since the beginning of the Fifth Republic to date, and regardless of the tasks assigned, the French Administration has been both the subject and object of public policy. In the context of the welfare state, its role has been changing due to the existence of power in Brussels. The peripheral and the rationalization of structures is one of the main purposes of the Fifth Republic.

Large ministries have been created to meet social demand. There have been attempts to change the

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Chilean Government and Constitutional History: 1812-1980

Chilean Government and Constitutional History

Government

In a broad sense, government refers to the general policy of the state. It is the exercise of supreme power within the state. As the state is a political entity, it requires the intelligence of human beings to promote and materialize governmental power. These individuals who exercise state power are called organs of the state. They must follow the legal rules established in the constitution and state laws, which determine how to access that

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