Spanish Constitution

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The Spanish Constitution is the supreme legal framework of Spain, establishing the country's democratic system, separation of powers, and fundamental rights and freedoms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitution
supreme law
1992AmendmentSubject voting rights of European Union citizens in municipal elections
2011AmendmentSubject budgetary stability and public debt limit
amended 1992
2011
approvedBy Cortes Generales
Spanish people in referendum
contains Title I: Fundamental Rights and Duties
Title II: The Crown
Cortes Generales
surface form: Title III: The Cortes Generales

Title IV: Government and Administration
Title VI: Judicial Power
Title VIII: Territorial Organization of the State
country Spain
createsInstitution Constitutional Court of Spain
dateOfAdoption 1978-10-31
dateOfEntryIntoForce 1978-12-29
dateOfPromulgation 1978-12-27
dateOfReferendum 1978-12-06
declares indissoluble unity of the Spanish Nation
non-confessional state
definesFormOfGovernment parliamentary monarchy
definesStateAs social and democratic state, subject to the rule of law
draftedBy Cortes Generales
surface form: Spanish Cortes Constituyentes
establishes democratic system of Spain
separation of powers in Spain
executiveHead President of the Government
guarantees fundamental rights and freedoms
hasPreamble yes
headOfState King of Spain
historicalContext Spanish transition to democracy
inspiredBy democratic and social constitutionalism of Western Europe
judicialOrgan General Council of the Judiciary
language Spanish
legalStatus supreme legal framework of Spain
legislativeBody Cortes Generales
lowerHouse Congreso de los Diputados
numberOfArticles 169
numberOfTitles 11
officialName Spanish Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Constitución Española
officialReligion none
preambleMentions Spain
surface form: Spanish Nation

justice
liberty
promotion of the common good
security
predecessor Spanish Constitution self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1931
recognizes freedom of assembly
freedom of association
freedom of expression
freedom of ideology
freedom of religion
freedom of worship
right to autonomy of nationalities and regions
right to education
right to private property
right to strike
right to unionize
regulates Spanish State of Autonomies
surface form: autonomous communities of Spain
replaced Francoist fundamental laws
upperHouse Senado

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Spanish State of Autonomies basedOnDocument Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Spanish State of Autonomies legalFoundation Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Title VIII of the Spanish Constitution
Government of the Canary Islands follows Spanish Constitution
Basque Government legalBasis Spanish Constitution
Queen of Spain constitutionalBasis Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Cabildo de Lanzarote follows Spanish Constitution
Infanta of Spain constitutionalContext Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Statute of Autonomy of Galicia basedOn Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Minister of Defence of Spain legalBasis Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Defence Staff of Spain follows Spanish Constitution
Ley Orgánica de la Defensa Nacional de España fundamentoConstitucional Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitución Española de 1978
General Council of the Judiciary legalBasis Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
General Council of the Judiciary subordinateTo Spanish Constitution
Constitutional Court of Spain establishedBy Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Constitutional Court of Spain legalBasis Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Title IX of the Spanish Constitution
Title I: Fundamental Rights and Duties partOf Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Title I: Fundamental Rights and Duties legalSystem Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish constitutional law
Title II: The Crown partOf Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Title IV: Government and Administration partOf Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Title VI: Judicial Power partOf Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Real Decreto 416/2006 basedOn Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitución Española de 1978
President of the Government constitutingInstrument Spanish Constitution
subject surface form: President of the Government of Spain
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Spanish courts basedOn Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Spanish courts independenceGuaranteedBy Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
President of the Government of Catalonia subordinateTo Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitution of Spain
President of the Generalitat Valenciana officeCreatedUnder Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Statute of Autonomy of the Valencian Community legalFramework Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Chief of Staff of the Army (Spain) legalBasis Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Vice Presidents of the Government of Spain legalBasis Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Ministerio de Defensa legalBasis Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitución Española de 1978
Constitution Day of Spain commemorates Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitution of 1978
Minister of Finance of Spain legalFramework Spanish Constitution
President of Castile-La Mancha subordinateTo Spanish Constitution
this entity surface form: Constitution of Spain