Notes, summaries, assignments, exams, and problems for Law & Jurisprudence

Warranties of Detention

The rights of detainees begin from the time of their arrest. Preventive detention may last no longer than strictly necessary to clarify the facts. In any case, the maximum duration is 72 hours, within which the detainee must be released or made available to the judicial authority. In terrorism cases, this period is extended to 5 days, and in cases of siege, up to 10 days.

When officials come to arrest, police must inform the detainee of the facts alleged against them, the reasons for their deprivation of liberty, and their constitutional rights. These rights are enshrined in Article 520 of the Code of Criminal Procedure:

• Right to remain silent: The detainee is not obligated to make a statement.
• Right not to self-incriminate:

Implementation of Measures to Reconcile Rights

• Right to Control: Compliance with labor, social security, employment, and health and safety regulations, agreements, and practices. Implementation of the principle of equal treatment and opportunities for women and men.
• Representatives have the necessary capacity and legal standing to pursue administrative and judicial proceedings, upon agreement by a majority of its members.

Other Legal Powers

Rights of Passive Information: Rights to be informed of business decisions about:

• External functional mobility
• Individual MSCT
• Individual transfers
• Transmission company redundancies of an economic objective

Right of Active Information: Consultation with representatives is required prior to:

• Collective MSCT transfers
• Redundancies

Right

Legal Distinctions for Religious Groups in Spain

Spanish law makes two key distinctions regarding religious groups:

1. Public Response & Religious Freedom

   Groups have the right to religious freedom, extending to individuals and religious groups. However, this right is not absolute. If public order is disrupted, actions are unlawful, and the right to religious freedom will not apply. (Article 16.1 EC)

2. Legal Personality & Registration

   (Art 5 LORL) Groups are registered with the Registry of Religious Entities. Not all registered faiths have the same legal status:

   • Confessions with roots in Spain: These have access to cooperative agreements with the State (e.g., the Catholic Church, ERDF, CIE, FCI). The Catholic Church has a unique system of agreements

Decrees

Decrees are rules that have the force of law. If there is an extraordinary need, the Government may introduce provisional legislation that takes the form of a decree-law. Decree-laws may not affect the regulation of the basic institutions of the State, the rights and duties, freedoms, the regime of autonomous communities, or electoral law. Decree-laws must be immediately submitted for debate and voting by the entire Congress. If Congress is not in session, it must be called within 30 days of the decree's promulgation. Congress must vote on their ratification or repeal within that period.

Constitutional Court

The Constitutional Court is responsible for enforcing constitutional principles.

Composition

It consists of 12 members. The Constitution... Continue reading "Decrees, Constitutional Court, and Principles in Spain" »

Civil Liability Arising from Crime

Crime, in addition to the strictly criminal consequences, can also affect property and cause damage. This may result in the obligation to return property, repair damage, and compensate for harm caused by the offense. Those subject to these consequences are termed civilly liable. The civil claim can be pursued alongside the criminal case or separately through a distinct civil proceeding. The Spanish Law of Criminal Procedure (LECrim) generally holds the perpetrator of the act civilly liable, as specified in the Criminal Code (CP): "...any person criminally responsible for an act shall also be civilly responsible...". However, civil liability is often directed towards individuals other than the primary defendant.... Continue reading "Civil Liability and Parties in Spanish Criminal Proceedings" »

Labor Law Exam: Key Concepts

1. Characteristics of Overtime Work

• Its implementation is voluntary, unless agreed upon in collective agreements or employment contracts.
• Night workers and minors cannot work overtime.
• Hours worked to prevent or repair imminent damage, or other extraordinary and urgent situations, are not taken into account for maximum ordinary working hours or authorized overtime limits, without prejudice to their compensation as overtime.
• In the absence of a specific agreement, overtime will be compensated with equivalent paid rest days.

2. Statutory Reductions in Working Hours

Below are three causes for statutory reductions in working hours, indicating their duration and whether they are paid:

• Lactation: Workers are entitled to an hour'

Key Concepts of Spanish Democracy and Law

Democratic Institutions:

A set of institutions that, acting in a complementary manner, allow the good functioning of a country.

Legal System:

It is a hierarchical and coherent set of standards, developed by political power, which regulates coexistence within a country.

Hierarchy of Rules:

Relation of rank and subordination between different kinds of norms that shape the law of a state.

Constitution:

It is the supreme law that underlies the entire legal system of a country.

Constitution of 1978:

The Spanish constitution was the result of a broad agreement among political forces. The merit of the current constitution is that it represents a large majority of citizens.

Autonomy:

Self-government means for the nationalities

The Employment Contract Explained

An employment contract is an agreement between two parties where one (the worker) undertakes to provide specific services under the direction of the other (the employer) in return for compensation.

Parties in an Employment Contract

Defining the Worker

Workers are individuals who voluntarily perform work within the organization and under the direction of an employer, receiving a wage in return for the results of their labor.

Worker Eligibility and Restrictions

The capacity to be recruited as a worker applies to:

• Individuals older than eighteen.
• Individuals under eighteen who are legally emancipated.
• Individuals over sixteen and under eighteen, provided they live independently or have permission from parents or legal

Research Instruments in Judicial Inquiries: Measures Limiting Fundamental Rights

For more effective prosecution of crimes, the law governing certain cases allows, under specific conditions, the use of investigative techniques through which the public can make a legitimate intrusion into the sphere of certain fundamental rights. These measures are reserved for judicial inquiry precisely because a judge's intervention ensures compliance with the requirements and limits of the interference. They are means of investigation to be carried out only during the investigation, used to determine the circumstances surrounding the facts. To use any of these means of investigation, a court order is constitutionally required, and there must be reason to believe... Continue reading "Judicial Inquiry Research Instruments: Limiting Rights" »

Item 18: Subject of the Action

Difference Between the Author of a Crime and the Subject of an Action

The Art. CP 27 states that those criminally liable for crimes and misdemeanors are the authors and accomplices. Art. 28 adds that authors are those who commit the facts alone, jointly, or through another who uses an instrument. Also considered authors are those who directly induce another or others to act and those who cooperate in its implementation.

Perpetrator of a Crime

People who, a priori, according to the typical legal description, are able to become authors.

Types of Crime

Depending on the Characteristics of the Author

• Crimes (any subject can undertake, "who kills...")
• Special Crimes: The description of the type requires that the subject must