Spanish law
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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.
Aliases (1)
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law system
→
legal system → |
| appliesIn |
Balearic Islands
→
Canary Islands → Philippines → Spain → Spanish America → Spanish Empire → 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 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 → ordinary courts of Spain → |
| hasSource |
case law
→
custom → general principles of law → regulations → statutes → |
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
→
Middle Ages → Modern era → |
| influencedBy |
Castilian law
→
Napoleonic Code → Siete Partidas → Visigothic law → |
| language |
Spanish
→
|
| legalTradition |
Roman law
→
canon law → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Castilleja de la Cuesta
→
Spanish America ("Castilian law") → Viceroyalty of New Spain → |
legalSystem |