Understanding Legal Rights and Social Order

What is right? It is the order in social life and society. The right is divided into two branches: public and private.

Public Law

The part of the legal system governing relations between individuals and private entities (e.g., criminal law).

Private Law

The branch of law that deals mainly with relations between individuals (e.g., civil law, private international law).

Labor Law

The rules and principles governing relations among workers and employers.

Powers and Social Groups

• Legislator: Creates law
• Executive: Government
• Judiciary: Judges

Members of Congress

Members of Congress are 350. A law always requires a majority of the Members plus one.

Types of Laws

• State Laws vs. Laws of Autonomous Communities (CCAA)
• Organic Laws vs. Ordinary Laws
• Law vs. Legislative Decree

International Sources of Labor Law

• ILO (International Labour Organization):
  • ILO Conventions
• EU (European Union):
  • Regulations
  • Directives
• Bilateral Treaties (between 2 countries)
• Multilateral Treaties (between 3 or more countries)

International Organizations

The UN was created in 1945. The League of Nations created the ILO, which is an agency.

Tripartite Structure of the ILO

Each state has 4 representatives: 2 represent the state, 1 represents unions, and 1 represents employers' organizations.

Hierarchy of Rules

1. EU Treaties and Regulations
2. Constitution
3. Treaties (Bilateral, Multilateral) and ILO Conventions
4. Organic Laws
5. Ordinary Laws
6. Regulations
7. Customs
8. General Principles of Labor Law

Relationship Types

• Consanguinity: By Blood
• Affinity: By Marriage/Politics

Lines of Kinship

• Straight Line: Direct descendants (e.g., grandparent, parent, child)
• Collateral Line: Share a common ancestor but do not descend from each other (e.g., cousins, siblings)

Degrees of Kinship

• Ancestors (Blood or Marriage):
  • 1st Grade: Father and Mother
  • 2nd Grade: Grandfather
  • 3rd Grade: Great Grandfather, Uncle
• Collateral:
  • 2nd Grade: Brothers
  • 3rd Grade: Cousins
  • 4th Grade: First Cousins Once Removed

Special Character of Industrial Relations

These include:

• Personal Address
• Domestic Servants
• Professional Athletes
• Professional Artists
• Trade Representatives
• Disabled Workers
• Dockworkers
• Workers in specific industries (e.g., "Workers Tues" - likely a typo, context needed for correction)