Spanish legal system
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The Spanish legal system is a civil law framework rooted in the Spanish Constitution that organizes national and regional laws, courts, and institutions governing rights, obligations, and public administration throughout Spain.
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law system
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| allows | regional civil law in certain autonomous communities ⓘ |
| allowsCoOfficialLanguages |
Basque
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catalan NERFINISHED ⓘ Galician ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spanish Constitution of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| guarantees | judicial protection of rights ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCode |
Law on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ commercial law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ labor law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| hasCivilCode | Spanish Civil Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalCourt | Constitutional Court of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCourt |
Commercial Courts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Contentious-Administrative Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ Courts of First Instance and Instruction NERFINISHED ⓘ High Courts of Justice of the autonomous communities NERFINISHED ⓘ National Court of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Provincial Courts of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Social Courts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCriminalCode | Spanish Criminal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighestCourt | Supreme Court of Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJudicialCouncil | General Council of the Judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
hierarchy of norms
ⓘ
judicial independence ⓘ legality in criminal matters ⓘ non-retroactivity of punitive laws ⓘ presumption of innocence ⓘ right to effective judicial protection ⓘ |
| hasProceduralCode |
Civil Procedure Act of Spain
GENERATED
ⓘ
Criminal Procedure Act of Spain GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSource |
Constitution
ⓘ
European Union law NERFINISHED ⓘ autonomous community statutes of autonomy ⓘ custom ⓘ general principles of law ⓘ international treaties ⓘ ordinary laws ⓘ organic laws ⓘ regulations ⓘ royal decree-laws ⓘ royal legislative decrees ⓘ |
| hasSupremeNorm | Spanish Constitution of 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Napoleonic Code
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFamily | civil law ⓘ |
| recognizes |
fundamental rights and public freedoms
ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ |
| recognizesLegalPluralism | autonomous community competences ⓘ |
| subjectTo | European Union law supremacy in EU competences ⓘ |
| supremacyOf | Constitution over all other norms ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
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