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Term Contracts Under CLT Article 443

The employment contract may be agreed expressly or tacitly, verbally or in writing, for a specified period or indefinitely.

Definition (CLT Art. 443 § 1)

A term employment contract is one whose duration depends on a prefixed term, the performance of specified services, or the completion of a certain event capable of rough estimation.

When Term Contracts Are Valid (CLT Art. 443 § 2)

A term contract is valid only in the following cases:

• Services of a transitory nature that justify predetermining the period;
• Temporary business activities;
• Experience contracts.

Example for temporary business activity: An Easter egg factory can hire employees for a specific period.

Maximum Duration (CLT Art. 445)

The maximum duration...

Consumer Product Warranties and After-Sales Services (Arts. 114-127 LGDCU)

The LGDCU establishes a regime for the safety of consumer products. It is based on the so-called principle of conformity of goods with the contract. Under this principle, the product sold must:

• Meet all the requirements stated in the contract.
• Be suitable for the use to which goods of the same type are normally put.
• Fulfill any special applications required by the consumer, provided these were communicated to the seller and accepted.
• Possess the quality and performance which are normal in goods of the same type.

The seller is therefore responsible for any lack of conformity (Articles 114 and 116).

Consumer Remedies for Non-Conforming Products

In case of a lack of conformity...

The Federal Judiciary System

Three Levels of Federal Courts

Level One: District Courts

District Courts are trial courts and handle cases related to congressional districts and voting rights.

• Cases: Constitution, laws, and treaties of the U.S.; Admiralty and maritime cases; Diversity jurisdiction (citizens of different states with more than $50,000 at issue).
• Annually, over 367,000 cases (excluding bankruptcy filings) begin at the 94 U.S. District Courts, staffed by 677 judges.
• There are 89 district courts in the 50 states, plus one each in D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
• Each state has at least one district court, and no district courts cross state lines. Some states have 2 to 3 districts, with California,

Administrative Appeal

Replacement may be appealed in the following resolutions:

• Measures of management and inconclusive decrees issued by the Clerk, except in cases where the law provides for direct appeal review.
• Autos orders and non-definitive replacements may be brought before the same court that issued the original decision.

This is a non-returnable resource: the same body (or Court Clerk) that issued the contested decision will review it.

Features:

• The filing of an administrative appeal does not prevent the agreement in the contested decision from taking effect. If the action is estimated, it will quash the decision and be made ​​according to it.
• The application for reconsideration is resolved by Order of the Court or by decree of the clerk.

Roman Law Essentials: Part II

Buy and Sell Contracts (Emptio Venditio)

Key Subjects in Buy and Sell

• Seller (Venditor): Obligated to deliver the thing (rem tradere).
• Buyer (Emptor): Obligated to pay the agreed price (pretium solvere).

Actions and Responsibilities

• Actions: The transaction involves the act of buying and selling.
• Seller's Liability: Responsible for custodia (safe-keeping), dolus (deceit), and culpa (fault). Must answer for defects of the thing and could pay double for non-existent qualities.
• Arras (Earnest Money): A quantity or object given as evidence of consent to the contract.
• Sale of Future Things:
  • If the existence of the thing depends on the seller, the buyer can claim damages (dolus).
  • Sales of hope (emptio spei) are at the buyer's risk

I. Legis Actiones

This archaic procedure allowed for self-help and private revenge while also incorporating a rigid, formal ritual. It consisted of two phases:

A. In Iure (Before the Magistrate)

This phase was steeped in formalism. The process began with a summons, a form of moral intimidation compelling the defendant to appear. Both parties would agree to return on another day for litigation. The legis actiones included:

1. Actio Sacramenti (Action by Oath): A general procedure used for concrete claims where the law did not provide a specific action. It could be in rem (to protect property rights) or in personam (to protect debt claims).
2. Actio per Iudicis Postulationem (Action at the Request of the Judge): Used to claim debts arising from stipulatio

Official Protocol: Set of Norms

Social: Agreements that with time become universally used and accepted.

Business: Set of Conduct Agreements

Etiquette: Set of norms that have been created to facilitate our coexistence.

• Internal: Communication codes between employees
• External: Communication and behavior with third parties

Behavior of an Executive

• Set the rules
• Value their team
• Guide an organization internal conduct and its relationships with its customers, partners, and shareholders.

Introduction Rules: 12 Golden Rules

1. Respect hierarchy
2. Loyalty
3. Time management
4. Become part of the team with an open, flexible, collaborative attitude
5. Know how to follow leadership directions

Business Travel

• Unexpected: Crisis, emergency, require fast thinking and action
• Scheduled:

Chapter 15: Negligence

1. Negligence

Negligence is conduct that falls below the standard established by law for the protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm. It is an unintentional tort where the defendant acted unreasonably but did not intend to commit the act or cause harm.

Note: No punitive damages may be awarded in cases of negligence.

1. Elements of Negligence:

• Duty
• Breach of Duty
• Causation
• Damages

2. Defenses Against Negligence:

• Statute of Limitations
• Act of God
• Contributory or Comparative Negligence on the Part of the Plaintiff
• Assumption of Risk by the Plaintiff
• Immunity

5 Liability Issues:

• Lack of Supervision
• Improper Instruction or Training
• Unsafe Use of Equipment
• Improper Medical Care
• Negligence in Transportation

***Note: Nothing on product...

Posted Workers Directive

Definition of a Posted Worker

For the purposes of this Directive, a "posted worker" is defined as any worker who, for a limited time, carries out their work in the territory of a Member State other than the one in which they normally work. The concept of "worker" is determined by the law of the Member State where the worker is posted.

Conditions of Employment

Member States must ensure that companies guarantee posted workers the following employment terms in the host Member State, regardless of the applicable employment law:

• Maximum work periods and minimum rest periods
• Minimum paid annual holidays
• Minimum rates of pay, including overtime (excluding supplementary occupational retirement pension schemes)
• Conditions of labor supply,

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