Chapter 3: Subjects Of Law Flashcards
Concept of person definition
The person is a rational and free being whose dignity is the foundation of the legal order
Dignity
A spiritual and moral value inherent in the person
Person classification
- Legal personality
- Legal capacity
Legal personality basic parameters
- Birth and death
- Identity
- Filliation
- Absence
- National and civil neighbourhood
- Marriage, separation, divorce
- Matrimonial regime
- Capacity of the person
Legal capacity
- Capacity of self-managing and exercising own rights andd obligations.
- Granted at age 18
Fundamental rights of a person
- Dignity
- Equality
- Integrity
- Speech
- Vote
- Education
Legal person definition
Can be a natural person or a group of people with an established purpose
Legal persons that are not natural persons
- Corporations
- Associations
- Foundations
- Associations of private interest
Corporations as legal persons
Public administrations like Autonomous Communities, Municipalities and others
Associations as legal persons
Groups of people seeking to attain a lawful aim
Foundations as legal persons
Philantropic institutions aim to develop non-profit activities to benefit the community
Associations of private interest as legal persons
Companies, which aim to the private interests of their members