Through Spain’s evolving citizenship laws—particularly the "Ley de Nietos" or Grandchildren Law—Filipinos with Spanish ...

Article 661 of the Spanish Civil Code makes it crystal clear: ‘The heirs succeed the deceased by the mere fact of death in all their rights and obligations.’ So if you’re child-free and pass without a ...

A Spanish civil servant, Joaquín García, managed to avoid work for at least six years—possibly up to 14—while still receiving his salary. According to The Guardian, his prolonged absence ...

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board said that a uniform or secular civil code is not acceptable to Muslims as they will never compromise with Sharia Law The All India Muslim Personal Law Board ...

Given that the purpose of compensatory damages is to make the claimant ‘whole’, the principles of reparation articulated in the Factor At Chorzów case are particularly relevant. As explained in that ...

“Further, the second paragraph of Article 24(2) of the Spanish Civil Code provides that ‘acquisition of the nationality of Latin American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial ...

Earlier this year, the Spanish police Guardia Civil sent legal requests through Swiss police to Wire and Proton, which are both based in Switzerland. The Guardia Civil requested any identifying ...

Greene, a prominent legal authority on grooming code discrimination, will present “#FreeTheHair: Locking Black Hair to Civil Rights Movements ... double minors in African American studies and Spanish ...

In the territories where common Civil Law is applied, the Law regulating marital property regimes is the Spanish Civil Code. This Law provides for three main types of regimes: Community of Property ...

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