Estudios de Deusto

The labor complaint remedy: historical view and current regulation

2025-01-21T08:58:58+01:00

The complaint appeal is a means of challenging the labor process that refers entirely to the Civil Procedure Law. This brief study aims to search for the historical origins of said resource both in the civil process (in Las Partidas and in the New Compilation) and in the labor process (the Consolidated Text of the Labor Procedure Law). At the same time, the problems that this resource presents in the labor process are analyzed, both from the perspective of scientific doctrine and from case law (Supreme Court and Constitutional Court), as a consequence of not having an ordinary resource (complaint is the only one of this nature) and the limitations of the labor process, which is why “de lege ferenda” proposals are proposed.

Received: 26.03.2024
Accepted: 10.09.2024

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The public direction of government centers: advising or co-presidency? The White House Chief of staff as a case study (1946-2024)

2025-01-13T12:36:59+01:00

This article focuses on the figure of the Chief of Staff to the President of the United States as a political-administrative elite within the institutional system. The main research question of the study is to understand the recruitment process of individuals who have held the position from 1946 to 2024. To achieve this, a database was constructed with the profiles of the 31 heads of the U.S. center of government, analyzing the influence of territorial factors related to the person who holds the presidency, educational background, and professional experience in their recruitment. The study finds that the position is not attractive to individuals with long political careers and that it does not significantly promote subsequent political careers due to its high turnover rate.

Received: 11.07.2024
Accepted: 22.10.2024

Decentralisation of personal wealth taxation in the light of constitucional principles of redistribution

2025-01-21T09:03:36+01:00

Tax decentralization plays an essential role in the consolidation of the financial autonomy of the Autonomous Communities, as a material presupposition of their political autonomy. Through this decentralization, the State has ceded the collection, management and regulatory powers over some taxes, including personal wealth taxes: the Wealth Tax and the Inheritance and Gift Tax. However, recently there have appeared numerous investigations that warn about the negative effects over the redistribution of wealth that can derive from the autonomic cession of this type of taxes. In this paper we propose a constitutional review of the decentralization of personal wealth taxes, contrasting it with the principles and mandates of redistribution established in our Constitution.

Received: 26.03.2024
Accepted: 16.06.2024

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Analysis of the special forms of execution existing in the Spanish penitentiary system for maternal and paternal profiles: possibilities, criticisms, proposals for improvement and defense of an extensive application to fathers of the normative possibiliti

2025-01-21T09:04:37+01:00

This work addresses the complex problem of the incarceration of people who have dependent children, suffered especially by women, and the impact that this has on minors and on intra-family dynamics. The different ways of serving the prison sentence in these cases are explored from a critical perspective, and it is defended that when making decisions about any aspect of detention, the care responsibilities of these boys and girls should be taken into account, avoiding the separation of mothers or fathers and their children and, also, their entry into a penitentiary establishment, at least one with an ordinary regime. It is also advocated for an extensive application of the normative possibilities provided for the maternal profile to the paternal profile.

Received: 17.07.2024
Accepted: 18.09.2024

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Constitutional implications of the guiding principles on human rights and business

2025-01-21T09:07:49+01:00

A decade has passed since the adoption of the Ruggie Principles of UN. Consequently, we can evaluate if their internal development in companies has affected the traditional constitutional systems of Human Rights protection. The outcomes will allow us to analyze the resulting social situation (nationally and internationally), and it will help us to determine whether constitutional bases on respect and protection of HR have been established, as expected, to order the transnational relationship between citizens and the economic power; or if, on the contrary, we continue searching for a framework accepted by all, for the governance of globalization.

Received: 16.07.2024
Accepted: 14.10.2024

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Fundamental right to love in Colombia: a rhetorical constitutional commitment with limited practical materialization

2025-01-21T09:08:53+01:00

The Colombian Political Constitution of 1991 transforms the legal landscape that existed until then, given that it embraces a Social State of Law that classifies human rights into different generations. The first of these generations corresponds to fundamental rights, which can be demanded immediately as the minimum necessary for the subsistence of any person. Thus, and as a disruptive innovation, this higher standard enshrines love as a fundamental right for boys and girls. However, its indeterminate nature prevents full materialization through constitutional actions, since it is not possible to force someone to love another person. Consequently, this article delimits the theoretical scope of this right as a constitutional principle and value, which can only be materialized through other rights according to each of the realities from and to which it is applicable.

Received: 04.08.2024
Accepted: 25.10.2024

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Historical and competential evolution of the island councils in the Canary Islands

2025-01-21T09:12:33+01:00

This article analyzes the historical evolution of the island councils in the Canary Islands and the competencies assigned to local administration. It examines the regulations, doctrine, and jurisprudence determining the island councils’ own, delegated, and entrusted competencies. Additionally, the framework of the Canary Islands Statute of Autonomy is studied and compared with other autonomous communities to identify similarities and differences in territorial governance. The study concludes that the island councils have undergone a process of decentralization that has given them a crucial role in the governance of the Canary Islands.

Received: 04.08.2024
Accepted: 20.09.2024

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The amendment of art. 49 of the Spanish Constitution: Was it necessary? Is it good enough?

2025-01-21T09:16:16+01:00

This paper analyzes the recent amendment of art. 49 of the Spanish Constitution, whose main contribution is the replacement of the reference to “handicapped” by “persons with disabilities”. The semantic issue reveals an evolution in the consideration of people with disabilities, both from a legal and anthropological point of view. Therefore, the need for such modification is evaluated in the light of the change of model brought about by the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Also, an analysis is made of the extent to which the new wording is good enough in its content.

Received: 12.09.2024
Accepted: 10.10.2024

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The Inter-american Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights in the protection of LGBT people, between judicial activism and the need for common rules of protection

2025-01-21T09:18:16+01:00

This paper aims to analyze the main advances and highlight the problems still to be resolved regarding the protection of homosexual couples and transsexual people through a critical study of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The first part of the essay will be devoted to observing and comparing the main characteristics of each Court; the second part aims to compare some elements that have been considered especially interesting in the case-law of the Inter-American Court and the Strasbourg Court in matters of protection of the LGBT community, with the aim of developing common standards of protection applicable at a global level. Specifically, two problems have been selected: access to marriage for homosexual couples, and the possibility of requesting and obtaining rectification of registered sex for transsexual people.

Received: 05.12.2024
Accepted: 06.12.2024

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Dissonance in the Europe of rights

2025-01-21T09:20:40+01:00

This work deals with the dissonances that are noticed in Europe with regard to rights and freedoms of the people, due to the divergences that are appreciated with respect to the legal recognition and in the judical guarantee of these. To this end, we first analyze how today Europe, in terms of rights and freedoms, identifies itself in law as a distinct space in the global context. It then deals with the diverse configuration and legal recognition of rights in the European space, as well as the nature with which national and European courts act in their guarantee. We then study how the previous configuration of rights and freedoms is related to the courts in Europe, and in this light we also examine the divergences between rights and courts that can be seen in the different legal systems and which create dissonance in the European space of rights. And finally, we will dedicate some considerations with which to reduce such divergences and dissonances.

Received: 22.11.2024
Accepted: 28.11.2024

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Dynamics of change in the management of the Royal Household and the development of the King’s functions

2025-01-21T09:21:56+01:00

Law 19/2013 subjects the Royal Household to the obligations of transparency, without its provisions having been considered unconstitutional. Since then, the strategic communication of the Royal House is more proactive now and tries to show an image of transparency and correct management. Concepts such as “honesty, economic transparency, closeness and modernization” are key in this new stage. However, communicating is not the same as informing and herein lies one of the aspects analysed in this work, taking as reference the aforementioned Law of Transparency, Access to Public Information and Good Government, and the work carried out through the website of the Royal House. Furthermore, it is suggested that it can be clamped with the endorsement as a tool to guarantee the Monarch’s conduct in those areas for which it is necessary. Finally, it concludes with an assessment of what has been done and what is pending since it is the path of Transparency that seems most appropriate to face future improvement scenarios.

Received: 10.06.2024
Accepted: 30.08.2024

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The legal protection of the civil servant whistleblowing in the European Union: an analysis of the Staff Regulation and the internal regime of Frontex.

2025-01-21T09:24:15+01:00

This study analyses the legal protection mechanisms for whistleblower civil servants within the European Union’s institutions and agencies, with a focus on Frontex. It critically examines the EU Staff Regulations and their provisions for whistleblowers, contrasting them with the broader protection framework established by Directive 2019/1937. The analysis highlights the fragmented nature of protections available to EU civil servants compared to national frameworks, emphasizing the legislative gaps and enforcement challenges. Special attention is given to Frontex due to its significant relation with fundamental rights and transparency, evaluating its internal mechanisms and systemic deficiencies. This research provides recommendations to harmonize EU-wide standards, ensuring effective, homogeneous and equitable protection for whistleblower civil servants in all institutions.

Received: 30 October
Accepted: 29 November

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The enforceability of jurisdiction clauses against a third-party holder of the bill of lading

2025-01-21T09:25:22+01:00

This essay explores the enforceability of jurisdiction clauses against a third-party holder of the bill of lading under the Spanish and European Private International Law. The analysis addresses the tension between Regulation Brussels I bis article 25(1) and the Spanish Maritime Navigation Act (MNA) articles 251 and 468, which impose additional validity requirements. The essay evaluates the European Court of Justice’s recent ruling in joined cases C-345/22 to C-347/22, clarifying how to determine the applicability of jurisdiction clauses against a third-party holder of the bill-of lading and explaining that the Spanish additional requirement of individual and separate negotiation of the clauses is not applicable when Regulation Brussels I applies. Ultimately, the paper highlights the primacy of EU law over conflicting national provisions and its implications for legal certainty in contracts of carriage of goods by sea.

Fecha de recepción: 04.11.2024
Fecha de aprobación: 02.12.2024

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Free movement of persons and EU Competition Law in sports: special reference to the CJEU in FIFA v. L. Diarra (Case C-650/22)

2025-01-21T09:34:11+01:00

This paper focuses on a particularly timely area of European Union law: sports. The unique characteristics of sports policy within the European Union, as defined by the legal framework established in the Treaty of Lisbon adopted in 2007, are notable, given the multifaceted nature of the subject. Key issues such as the free movement of persons, competition rules, and labor development conditions are among the matters we aim to address herein. In particular, the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in FIFA v. L. Diarra (Case C-650/22), resolved through a preliminary ruling referred by the Court of Appeal of Mons (Belgium), provides an opportunity for a detailed analysis. This case intertwines elements of EU institutions and policies with fundamental principles of EU law as firmly established in the jurisprudence of the CJEU, such as proportionality and free competition.

Received: 09.12.2024
Accepted: 09.12.2024

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Miguel Bustos Rubio, El delito de favorecimiento ilícito de acreedores

2025-01-21T09:45:18+01:00

El libro de cuya recensión me ocupo con gran interés ha sido publicado por la prestigiosa editorial Tirant lo Blanch en junio de este año 2024. Autoría del del Dr. Miguel Bustos Rubio, Profesor Titular de Derecho Penal de la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, lleva por título El delito de favorecimiento ilícito de acreedores, y consta de un total de 320 páginas.

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Giuseppe Naglieri, Giudicare e ottemperare: Uno studio comparato su soggetti, forme e modelli dell’esecuzione costituzionale

2025-01-21T09:46:17+01:00

Giudicare e ottemperare: Uno studio comparato su soggetti, forme e modelli dell’esecuzione costituzionale de Giuseppe Naglieri es una obra de gran profundidad y rigor académico que aborda un tema tan pertinente e interesante para el estudio del Derecho Constitucional y del Derecho Público Comparado como es la ejecución de las decisiones de los tribunales constitucionales. A través de un enfoque comparado, el autor analiza las experiencias de Alemania, España.

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Carmen Salcedo Beltrán. Indemnizaciones por despido improcedente adecuadas, reparaciones apropiadas y su función disuasoria

2025-01-21T09:47:05+01:00

El excelente libro de la profesora Carmen Salcedo Beltrán (Catedrática de Derecho del Trabajo y Seguridad Social y Miembro del Comité Europeo de Derechos Sociales) que se reseña, constituye una obra esencial para la disciplina laboral. Se publica, además, en un momento en el que la materia que se analiza, el despido improcedente y sus consecuencias, está presente en numerosos debates jurídicos. La autora nos ofrece un nuevo trabajo sobre la Carta Social Europea que confirma que es una de las mayores expertas sobre este texto convencional del Consejo de Europa y de su implementación en derecho comparado.

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Pablo Sánchez Molina, La «mayor protección» como criterio racionalizador de la fragmentación de los derechos humanos en el constitucionalismo global

2025-01-21T09:47:54+01:00

En un contexto marcado por las complejidades de la globalización, y en particular, por su inherente pluralismo jurídico, SÁNCHEZ-MOLINA presenta una propuesta que aspira, como él mismo reconoce en la introducción de su obra, a «sacar beneficio del potencial de la globalización». Con este loable objetivo, la obra que tengo el placer de reseñar aborda el dilema de la fragmentación del Derecho Internacional (FDI) a través de la cláusula de mayor protección, presentándola como una herramienta para la gestión racionalizada del pluralismo legal.

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