Concernentes

Concernentes is a term used in legal language to denote the persons who have a direct interest or stake in a matter or dispute. The word derives from Latin concernere, meaning to touch, involve, or relate to, and the participle form concernentes has been adopted as a substantive plural in several Romance-language legal traditions.

In civil procedure and related fields, the concernentes or partes concernentes are the individuals or entities directly affected by the outcome of a case. This can include the plaintiff and defendant, as well as other interested parties such as heirs, co-owners, beneficiaries, or others whose rights or interests may be touched by the judgment. The term helps distinguish these persons from third parties (terceros) who are not formal parties to the matter, though their interests may be recognized or asserted later in related proceedings.

Usage varies by jurisdiction. Many modern codes and practice guides prefer terms like partes interesadas or partes involucradas, but concernentes appears in formal, historical, or canonical texts and in some contemporary documents, especially in countries with strong influence from civil-law traditions.

Examples of usage include references in succession or property disputes where the concernentes are those whose rights are directly affected by the decision. Overall, concernentes emphasizes the individuals or entities with a legitimate stake in the matter, as opposed to the broader public or unrelated observers.