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Santiago de Chile Abril - 2011. KNOWING YOUR LAWS PROGRAM CENTRO RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL DE LA ABOGACÍA (COLEGIO DE ABOGADOS DE MADRID). Madrid by municipalities. 6.563.033 inhabitants. Population in Comunidad de Madrid. 1.103.470. 5.459.563. Knowing your Laws.
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Santiago de Chile Abril - 2011
KNOWING YOUR LAWS PROGRAMCENTRO RESPONSABILIDAD SOCIAL DE LA ABOGACÍA (COLEGIO DE ABOGADOS DE MADRID)
Madrid by municipalities • 6.563.033 inhabitants
Population in Comunidad de Madrid • 1.103.470 • 5.459.563
Knowing your Laws • Educational Program addressed to immigrant population in Madrid. • Run by bar volunteers. • Promotes the integration of immigrants in the Madrid society • Informs of core features of the Spanish institutional and legal system through conferences.
Knowing your Laws • In cooperation with local government and law firms. • 3 consecutive Saturdays, 17 to 20h • Groups of four volunteers. • The CRSA provides complete materials and know-how information to volunteers (sponsored by WoltersKluwer Foundation). • November 2010: • 1.300 participants • 230 volunteers
Knowing your Laws • Organized in three modules: • Summary of Spanish Constitutional Law. • Fundamental Rights and Duties • Organization of the Spanish State • Overview of basic rights and obligations: family, inheritance, commercial, labor, criminal, tax and consumer laws that affect every day interactions in Spain. • Immigration laws, administrative procedures and the authorities involved: • Work permits • Residence permits • Spanish nationality • Breach of immigration laws and consequences
Conference in the Latin – American Center, Madrid. November 2010.
Diploma ceremony at the Law School of the Universidad Complutense, Madrid. • Representatives of the Madrid Bar Association and local government give diplomas to the participants.