Spanish law
E75371
Spanish law is the historical legal system of the Kingdom of Spain, rooted in Roman and canon law traditions, that governed Spain and its overseas territories, including colonial entities like the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish law canonical | 3 |
| Castilian law | 1 |
| Spanish colonial law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T601565 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Spanish law Context triple: [Viceroyalty of New Spain, legalSystem, Spanish law]
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A.
Spanish Civil Code
The Spanish Civil Code is the principal body of private law in Spain, codifying rules on persons, family, property, and obligations in a systematic, 19th-century European civil law tradition.
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B.
Spanish Constitution
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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C.
Spanish government
The Spanish government is the central governing authority of the Kingdom of Spain, responsible for national administration, policy-making, and the execution of laws under a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
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D.
Spanish real
The Spanish real was a silver coin and monetary unit widely used across the Spanish Empire, serving as a key medium of exchange in Spain and its American colonies from the late Middle Ages until the 19th century.
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E.
Spain
Spain is a southwestern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, historically a major global colonial power and now a constitutional monarchy and member of the European Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Spanish law Target entity description: Spanish law is the historical legal system of the Kingdom of Spain, rooted in Roman and canon law traditions, that governed Spain and its overseas territories, including colonial entities like the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
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A.
Spanish Civil Code
The Spanish Civil Code is the principal body of private law in Spain, codifying rules on persons, family, property, and obligations in a systematic, 19th-century European civil law tradition.
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B.
Spanish Constitution
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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C.
Spanish government
The Spanish government is the central governing authority of the Kingdom of Spain, responsible for national administration, policy-making, and the execution of laws under a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
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D.
Spanish real
The Spanish real was a silver coin and monetary unit widely used across the Spanish Empire, serving as a key medium of exchange in Spain and its American colonies from the late Middle Ages until the 19th century.
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E.
Spain
Spain is a southwestern European country on the Iberian Peninsula, historically a major global colonial power and now a constitutional monarchy and member of the European Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law system
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Balearic Islands
ⓘ
Canary Islands ⓘ Philippines ⓘ Spain ⓘ Spanish America ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Río Muni ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Guinea
Spanish Sahara ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil
ⓘ
Ley de Enjuiciamiento Criminal ⓘ Spanish Civil Code ⓘ Spanish Commercial Code ⓘ Spanish Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Constitution of 1978
Spanish Penal Code ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Spain ⓘ |
| governs |
administrative procedures
ⓘ
commercial transactions ⓘ contracts ⓘ criminal liability ⓘ family relations ⓘ labor relations ⓘ private law relations ⓘ property rights ⓘ public law relations ⓘ succession ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ commercial law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ labor law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
codification of private law
ⓘ
judicial review of legislation ⓘ separation of powers ⓘ written constitution supremacy ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Constitutional Court of Spain
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ Spanish courts ⓘ
surface form:
ordinary courts of Spain
|
| hasSource |
case law
ⓘ
custom ⓘ general principles of law ⓘ regulations ⓘ statutes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ Modern era ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Castilian law
ⓘ
Napoleonic Code ⓘ Siete Partidas ⓘ Lex Visigothorum ⓘ
surface form:
Visigothic law
|
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalTradition |
Roman law
ⓘ
canon law ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Spanish law Description of subject: Spanish law is the historical legal system of the Kingdom of Spain, rooted in Roman and canon law traditions, that governed Spain and its overseas territories, including colonial entities like the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
Referenced by (5)
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