Beurele 1 Flashcards
public law
the law of relations between individuals and the state
administrative agencies and criminal prosecution authorities are responsible
includes constitutional and administrative law
private law
legal relationships between private persons
courts are responsible
legal capacity
a person can have rights and duties
full capacity
any mentally healthy who is of full age has full capacity to enter legal transactions
no capacity
0-7
declarations are void
children are allowed to enter into contracts that are typical for their age
limited capacity
7-14
money and goods given to them to be used at their free disposal and spent as they wish
contracts entered are binding, but solely on the other contracting party
only become binding for the minor if their legal representative approves
can only enter if contract creates benefits but no duties
limited capacity 2
14-18
can spend their earnings as they wish
should not endanger their ability to make their own living
mentally ill person
have limited or no capacity depends on if they have sufficient abilities and understand to make rational judgement
mentally ill people are awarded a legal representative
legal person
certain entities can have rights and duties independent from the natural persons constituting them
depends one the type of entity
still cannot act themselves, need a natural person who acts for them