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Spanish law follows the continental system, which means it is supported principally by the law in the broad sense (laws and regulations) and to a lesser extent by judicial decisions and customs. Likewise, it is a complex law, in which various autonomous community legislation coexists with the national.
The Law for Political Reform (Ley de Reforma Política) of 1977, last of the Fundamental Laws and passed after Franco's death, started the Spanish transition to democracy. Constitution of 1978: 1978–present Constitutional monarchy Parliamentary democracy with bicameral, elective parliament. Currently in force.
The Spanish Constitution (Spanish: Constitución Española) [a] is the supreme law of the Kingdom of Spain. It was enacted after its approval in a constitutional referendum ; it represents the culmination of the Spanish transition to democracy .
The 1979 referendum on the Statute of Autonomy registered a voter turnout of 59.7%, of which 88.1% voted favorably. [8] The 2006 referendum on the current version of the Statute registered a voter turnout of 48.85%. [9] Of the total votes, 73.24% were in favour of the new Statute, while 20.57% were against.
The California State Legislature was so upset with an appellate ruling in one such case in 2024—involving deference to Spanish law over California law—that it enacted an urgency statute which expressly overrides California's governmental interest test for resolving a conflict of laws in the specific context of "art or personal property ...
An Organic Law (Spanish: Ley Orgánica) in Spanish law refers to a law related to fundamental rights and freedoms and important institutional areas as defined by the Constitution (including inter alia, statutes of autonomy, referendums and electoral processes, functioning and organisation of the Constitutional Tribunal, the organisation of the military and the succession of the throne).
The Constitutional Court (Spanish: Tribunal Constitucional) [n. 1] is the supreme interpreter of the Spanish Constitution, with the power to determine the constitutionality of acts and statutes made by any public body, central, regional, or local in Spain.
The Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country of 1979 (Basque: Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoko Estatutua; Spanish: Estatuto de Autonomía del País Vasco), widely known as the Statute of Gernika (Basque: Gernikako Estatutua; Spanish: Estatuto de Guernica), is the legal document organizing the political system of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country' (Basque: Euskadiko Autonomi Erkidegoa ...