Laws and regulations are generally put in place by governments to instill order and ensure the public’s safety. That said, there have been instances where some governments have taken it too far that their laws do not make any sense at all! Let’s take a look at the weirdest and…
Being harassed is probably one of the worst experiences someone can go through. And it’s even worst when you’re mistreated in a place where you should go every day to get your monthly paycheck. No one should be subject to harassment, bullying, sexual violence, or any other inappropriate behavior in…
By now, you’ve probably heard some scary myths about bankruptcy. Most people are afraid of bankruptcy, even though they can be easily saved from financial ruin. In reality, in almost all cases, the debtor or debtors are better off financially after bankruptcy than if they had simply not paid their debts…
In Hollywood law series and courtroom movies, it is often an exciting script twist for one of the characters to decide to defend themselves in court. However, the Spanish judicial system is very different from the one we see represented on the small or big screen, so it is worth…
It’s a fact that the average person will face 4 to 6 legal situations every year. In fact, 50% of all households have an urgent legal problem right now (and the fact that you’re reading this probably means you’ve got a legal situation). With a legal case comes the professional…
Legal translation requires expertise and familiarity with linguistic conventions that apply to laws and legal cases. Translations consist of taking a document in one language and switching it to another language whilst maintaining the same meaning. Legal translations deal with legal issues and terms. This field involves translating statutes, contracts,…
Now that Kim Jong-un is defiant “testing” nuclear missiles with power several times more destructive than those that sadly launched in Hiroshima last century, world leaders are looking closely at North Korea and all its movements. Dictator Kim Jong-un, the country’s supreme leader, is one of the most disturbing figures…
“Law, morality and religion consist of so many bourgeois prejudices, behind which lurk in ambush just as many bourgeois interests.” -Karl Marx Marxism is an approach that has rejected the idea of society as consensus. But what about its perspective on laws? The Marxist Theory You may have often heard…
Three words that, like many others in English, end up forming part of our daily vocabulary. Until recently, unknown (but not for that reason non-existent), cyberbullying or cyberbullying has become a problem that affects everyone, whether it’s children, adolescents, or adults. It is one of the dark sides of the…
Gabon may soon change its laws on homosexuality. The news comes from the lower house of the African country’s parliament, where deputies have approved a measure that revokes the 2019 legislation that criminalized same-sex relationships. Now we await the Senate’s confirmation and the ok from President Ali Bongo Ondimba, but…
