Citizen Power in Venezuela: Roles and Responsibilities

Citizen Power in Venezuela

Citizen Exercising Power (Article 273 CRBV)

Citizen Power is exercised by the Republican Moral Council, composed of the Ombudsman, the Public Prosecutor General, and the Comptroller General of the Republic. The organs of Citizen Power are the Ombudsman’s Office, the Public Ministry, and the Comptroller General of the Republic. One of their heads is designated by the Republican Moral Council as its Chairman for a one-year term, with the possibility of re-election.

Citizen

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Honduras Civics Exam: Judiciary, Legislation, and State Functions

International Institute for Technological Lyceum

Educating the Future of Honduras

Civics Review – Part IV

Professor: Reyna Isabel Amaya Rivera

Basic Cycle: III Technician Course

Student:_________________________________________

Date:__________________________

True or False

Value: 30% (3% each)

Instructions: Encircle the letter ‘V’ if the proposition is true, or the letter ‘F’ if it is false.

  1. The Judiciary has its seat in Congress … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …. V F
  2. The
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Understanding Legal Obligations: Definitions, Types, and Extinction

Duties

A duty is a link whereby we give, do, or do not do something.

Elements of a Legal Obligation

  • Subject: Persons involved in the legal relationship: the active subject (creditor) and the passive subject (debtor).
  • Purpose: The specific action to be fulfilled by the debtor to the creditor.
  • Cause: The reason why a person is obliged to another.

Sources of Legal Obligations

  • Contract: When several people agree on a common declaration of willingness to establish rules for their rights.
  • Quasi-contract: A lawful,
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International Responsibility: Development, Elements, and Application

Development of the Law of International Responsibility

The development of the law of international responsibility is contained mainly in customary law. However, it is important to clarify the following:

  • It does not contain the primary rules of international law (which would be impossible), that is, those whose violation gives rise to international responsibility. It only reflects the secondary consequences of the violation of any international standard.
  • It only encodes the rules governing state responsibility
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State Budgets: Understanding the Legislative Framework

Concept of General State Budgets

The General State Budgets (PGE) are a legislative act authorizing the maximum expenditure to be carried out during the financial year and the anticipated revenues needed to finance it. Annual budgets are approved by a law voted in the courts, establishing a maximum of obligations to be recognized by the state and its autonomous bodies, the full costs of the various entities that make up the state public sector, and all other income that each entity is expected to

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Public Financial Law and Tax Law: Principles and Concepts

Public Financial Law

Public Financial Law (PFL) is an area of law that studies the financial activity of public entities, their legal regimen, and the management of the public treasury. We understand financial activity as an activity related to the obtainment of revenue and expenditure with which the state can satisfy collective needs, such as education. As an object of knowledge, PFL is concerned with the financial activity performed by regional and institutional bodies. The function of these bodies

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