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Flashcards by Gladis Leonor Arias Rodriguez, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Gladis Leonor Arias Rodriguez
about 3 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| THE LAW CONTEXT | |
| What is a Penalty? | The suffering in person, rights, or property that is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime or public offense. |
| What is the Police Code about? | A set of norms and behaviors that citizens must fulfil according to the Colombian law. |
| What are the Colombian Branches of Power? | Executive, legislative & judicial |
| What is Punishment? | A penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure |
| Main Branches of the Colombian Law | Public and Private |
| What do you understand for human rights? | Human rights are the basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. |
| Why is law important? | Because it stablishes the norms and behaviors for people living in community |
| What does the legislative branch involve? | Its major representation the Congress of the Republic, it is responsible for managing everything related to the creation, interpretation, reform and repeal of laws. |
| What is a lawsuit/claim? | Legal act / process, when a is taken before a court. |
| How do you say “testigo” in English and what does he do? | Witness, one who testifies in a cause or before a judicial tribunal. |
| What does de judicial branch involve? | Its objective is to administer the justice of the nation and to ensure compliance with the laws. |
| How do you say “prueba o evidencia en un delito” in English? | Evidence; something legally submitted to a tribunal to ascertain the truth of a matter. |
| What does de executive branch involve? | It seeks to ensure balance and ensure cooperation between different agencies and functions of the state and avoid the accumulation of power. |
| Who is the head of the executive branch and what is he in charge of? | The president who assumes the functions of Head of State, Head of Government and Supreme Administrative Authority. |
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