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Three issues of Law Nº 19,496 in a single case: the applicability to micro and small companies; the independence of infringement action from the compensation action and the expiration period of the legal warranty
This paper aims to exhibit three issues that have risen in Consumer Law as a result of the enforcement of Law Nº. 19,496 by our Courts of Justice. First, the enforcement of the protective statute by micro and small companies against their suppliers under the terms of Law No. 20,416. Second, the close dependency or autonomy between infringement liability and compensation, particularly under the hypotheses by which legal warranty operates. Lastly, the expiration period that characterizes the legal warranty as opposed to the general statute of limitations periods set forth in Article 26 of Law No. 19,496.
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Unilateral termination clauses without cause. an attempt of characterization from civil law
The purpose of this article is to characterize the right of unilateral termination ad nutum or without cause given by the contract to the parties, from the point of view of the Chilean Civil Law. This is done by establishing their legal status and scope of action. The article studies the juridical nature of this clauses, the distinctions with other similar figures, the requirements necessary for their use, their effects and their annulment. This allows us to understand the right of unilateral termination without cause as a remedy of contractual origin that safeguards the future interest of the parties that do not wish to continue with the contract.
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ALGUNAS CUESTIONES RELEVANTES SOBRE EL DERECHO AL HONOR Y LA RESPONSABILIDAD CIVIL EN PARTICULAR, SOBRE EL DAÑO MORAL, EL ARTÍCULO 2331 DEL CÓDIGO CIVIL, Y LA LEGITIMACIÓN ACTIVA
El artículo tiene como objetivo identificar los principales problemas prácticos que se presentan en relación con el honor y la responsabilidad civil y, al mismo tiempo, exponer, cómo los tribunales nacionales resuelven actualmente dichos problemas. Dentro de éstos, la exposición se centra en la aplicación del artículo 2331 del Código Civil, en la procedencia de la titularidad del derecho al honor a personas jurídicas, y en la procedencia y montos de indemnizaciones de daños morales por vulneración del derecho al honor.
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DE LA RESPONSABILIDAD CIVIL COMO INSTRUMENTO DE PROTECCIÓN AMBIENTAL
Este trabajo examina la responsabilidad civil como mecanismo de control ambiental (esto es, para la prevención y la reparación del daño ambiental per se) en el Derecho Comunitario europeo y chileno. Se basa en la doctrina anglosajona y nacional y en sus respectivos ordenamientos legales. Intenta comparar los fundamentos y los fines generales de las responsabilidades por culpa y estricta. Luego, confronta la responsabilidad civil con el Derecho Administrativo (regulación) en cuanto hace a la protección ambiental. Concluye con una reflexión sobre las perspectivas de la responsabilidad civil –con sus notas características– como medio más o menos eficiente pa-ra acometer el daño al entorno ecológico.
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GOOD FAITH IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPLIED TERMS IN CONTRACTS
This paper aims to show that the role that the principle of good faith plays in the construction of implied terms in contract law can be elaborated into more precise and concrete rules in statutory law, custom and precedents. This is to be established through a careful analysis of relevant statutory law, contractual usages and judicial decisions. To be sure, these sources are hierarchically ordered such that, facing a contractual gap, a judge must apply first statutory provisions and contractual usages, before relying on his own judicial powers to imply a contractual term. This means, it is contended, that when judges exercise their power to fill contractual gaps, they are also filling gaps in statutory law and, therefore, they are not only constructing a particular contract but contributing to the development of the law of contracts more generally.
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Dissolution of a limited liability company due to resignation based on serious reason and absence of affectio societatis
The Court of Appeals of Talca, when reviewing a complaint appeal filed against an arbitration judgement derived from a demand for dissolution of a LLC, decides on its admissibility, based on the resignation for “serious reason” in the face of administrative mismanagement and the loss of the affectio societatis and the consequent termination of the company. In this context, the Court revokes the arbitration judgment, declares the company dissolved, and in the effort to achieve this task, conceptualizes and refers to the nature and place in the corporate structure of the affectio societatis, attributing to its absence a justifying character for the resignation of the partner. These observations deserve a critical analysis that could lead to a diverse conclusion from that reached by the Court.