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THE PROBLEM OF CAUSATION IN THE LAW OF CIVIL LIABILITY
From both the theoretical and practical perspectives, causation is undoubtedly the thorniest and perhaps least-addressed issue in civil liability law. Convoluted, difficult, complex, turbulent, insoluble, distressing, multifaceted, enigmatic and ambiguous are some of the features (or adjectives) that commonly identify the qualities (abstract) attributed to causality (as noun). Nevertheless, the distinction between causality and objective imputation has re-emerged with considerable fanfare in recent years in Criminal Law, providing a breath of fresh air well worth examining.
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ALGUNOS ASPECTOS PROBLEMÁTICOS DE LA RESPONSABILIDAD CIVIL DE LOS ABOGADOS EN DERECHO ESPAÑOL
Pese a que, durante mucho tiempo, los profesionales liberales gozaron de cierta inmunidad, recientemente existen abundantes sentencias en las que se declara la responsabilidad civil de los abogados, que demuestran que han dejado de ser intocables. Aunque son muchas las cuestiones analizadas en este artículo, destaca el estudio detallado de los daños que puede provocar el abogado negligente y, en concreto, el daño denominado por la doctrina como “pérdida de la chance”. Las páginas siguientes se dedican precisamente al estudio de esta compleja cuestión.
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THE INFLUENCE OF TORT LAW ON STATE LIABILITY FOR LACK OF SERVICE
This article analyzes the influence of tort law on State liability for lack of service from Peter Cane’s theory developed in Tort Law and Public Functions. At this point, the paper addresses three fundamental aspects: the normative structure in the relationships of juridical inequality, the role of egalitarianism in State responsibility, and the duty to compensate the damages caused by public agents. First, it states that the normative structure of public responsibility must be understood in terms of corrective justice since there is a party that must correct the illegitimate damage caused by another. Second, it proposes that equality between the parties functions as a distributive criterion to reduce the state subordination exercised on the administered. Finally, it contrasts the objectives of State responsibility and tort law and identifies the general reasons why the Administration should compensate for the damages caused to the administered.
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APPLICABILITY OF THE CHILEAN CONSUMER RIGHTS LAW TO THE INFLUENCER’S PUBLICITY
This document presents a critical appraisal regarding the application of the Chilean Consumer’s Rights protection Law (No. 19.496) to the so-called “opinion leaders” commonly known as influencers. To that end, the consumer relationship is described in its purest form, constructed between the supplier and the consumer, where the first one provides goods or services to the second, with the peculiarity that, in the object of the analysis, the consumer got seduced or -better yet- influenced by the actions of the “opinion leaders”. The author proceed to examine specific consumer rights applicable to this topic, such as the right to be free to choose (article 3° letter a); the right to a truthful and timely information (article 3° letter b]) and the ones related to prevent a correct false advertising (article 28). Subsequently, supported by the review of national and international legislation, authors and case studies, the document continues to configure specific obligations for the suppliers and influencers to comply according to the standards of their professions and its duties as the stronger part of the consumer relation that allows to assign civil or infractional responsibility, as appropriate. Finally, the document concludes exploring the actions prescribed by the law for nonobservance or non-compliance with said analyzed obligations.
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DAÑO ANTICOMPETITIVO Y DAÑO INDEMNIZABLE: UN ENSAYO DE CONFRONTACIÓN
El artículo ofrece un panorama introductorio al tema de la responsabilidad civil vinculada a una infracción al estatuto de defensa de la libre competencia en Chile.
El interés surge a raíz de la incorporación de una disposición legal en la última reforma al estatuto de defensa de la libre competencia que de manera expresa se ocupa de este asunto que, hasta antes de la modificación, hubo de ser solucionado a la luz de la legislación civil general.
Luego de ocuparse de aspectos conceptuales preliminares en relación a la libre competencia y a la juridicidad del daño competitivo, de la opción legislativa por la solución del aspecto infraccional de manera previa al civil, de la historia fidedigna de la disposición incorporada, del panorama en el derecho extranjero y del fundamento de esta responsabilidad civil especial, el trabajo, bajo el epígrafe “el daño indemnizable”, busca establecer la relación entre los órdenes normativos de defensa de la libre competencia y del derecho de daños intentando una orientación respecto de las situaciones resarcibles.