By virtue of the provisions of article 18.1 of the Spanish Constitution, the right to privacy and the right to honor are configured as susceptible Fundamental Rights of protection from criminal law, but as a right of personality is sometimes their violation extremely subtle and difficult to define. Libel and slander are illegal acts described in the Criminal Code.
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Property and socio-economic crime
In addition to classic economic crimes related to ownership, possession, and some actual and obligational rights, the transformation of the economy has forced set new criminal types, or modify some traditional, in the interests of greater functionality and efficiency, mainly in the corporate–business field.
Types of crime such as fraud, misappropriation, punishable insolvency, the concealment of assets, offenses relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and suspension of payments, industrial and intellectual property and the benching of goods have been taking legal and criminal response to the new issues raised.
Tax offences
The State is actively involved in economic relations, imposing obligations on citizens and businesses, interacting directly with them. The result of this relationship is sometimes difficult and require the intervention of criminal law arise.
The tax fraud in each of the figures that make up the tax system or obstruction to the normal development of the tax function, may have a criminal response from the State against the citizens and business.
Employment law offences
The imposition and maintenance of illegal working conditions or social security, the illegal labor, illegal immigration, employment discrimination, inability to exercise freedom of association or the right to strike, inadequate health and safety at work , harassment (Mobing) are situations that the legal system responds from the Criminal Law.
Professional negligence
Malpractice is the failure of diligence required of a professional in carrying out their activity. While in most cases this will involve negligence exclusively on the injured, in the most serious cases financial compensation might also held criminally responsible.
Environment
Concern for the environment and the ecological balance is a typical phenomenon of our time, the subject of collective custody as a legal penalty. Any involvement of factors such as water, air, soil, flora or fauna, could impact on the ecosystem and, therefore, have a punitive response from the field of criminal law.
New technologies
Everyone knows the enormous influence that has reached the computer in the daily life of individuals and businesses. Commercial transactions, communication, industrial processes, research, safety, health, etc. are all aspects that depend every day of proper development of computer technology.
The Criminal Law also attempts to protect the realm of the virtual, through so-called “cyber crime“. However, the rules have limitations. To analyze these issues from a legal perspective can be tricky, so the work of a lawyer can be vital.
Crimes against the person
Traditionally crimes are usually classified into two groups: crimes against persons and crimes against society. Among the crimes against persons are alleged as homicide / murder, injury, coercion, threats, illegal detentions and abductions, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, marital status offenses, etc.
Crimes against society
Traditionally crimes are usually classified into two groups: crimes against persons and crimes against society. Among the crimes are alleged society such as drug trafficking, blood alcohol, document forgery, road safety, etc.
CORPORATE DEFENCE:
The reform of the Penal Code operated with the LO 5/2010, of June 23, introduced the criminal liability of legal persons. Today companies need policies to prevent criminal risks through programs called compliance (compliance programs), as well as a specialized counseling and defense.