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Derechos personalísimos en el Código Civil y Comercial - Disposiciones generales (1/3)
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Summary
TL;DR — This video introduces the concept of "personal rights" (derechos personalísimos) in Civil and Commercial Code, defining them as subjective rights inherent to all human beings that protect fundamental physical and spiritual dimensions. It highlights how modern advancements, particularly in biotechnology and data management, necessitate a robust legal framework to safeguard these rights against new forms of threats and manipulation.
Key points
- Personal rights are inherent to all individuals by virtue of being human, distinct from personality attributes, and protect essential aspects like life, integrity, liberty, honor, image, intimacy, and identity.
- The evolution of technology, especially in biogenetics and data processing (big data), presents new challenges and potential threats to personal rights, requiring legal and ethical responses.
- Historical legal codes, like Argentina's Vélez Sarsfield code, lacked a systematic approach to personal rights, but subsequent laws and the current Civil and Commercial Code have incorporated and strengthened their protection.
- The Civil and Commercial Code (Articles 51-62) recognizes the inviolability of human dignity as a foundational principle for personal rights, emphasizing both ontological and autonomy-based dimensions.
- Legal protections for personal rights include prevention (stopping violations before they occur) and reparation (addressing violations after they happen), with mechanisms like injunctions, damages, and publicizing judgments.
- Key personal rights discussed include physical integrity, liberty, and spiritual integrity (honor, intimacy, image, identity), with a focus on the relative indisponibility and irrenunciability of these rights.
Takeaway — Personal rights are fundamental to human dignity and require continuous legal adaptation to protect individuals from evolving technological and societal threats.