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.

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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

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