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The Law of Spain is the legislation in force in the Kingdom of Spain, which is understood to mean Spanish territory, Spanish waters, consulates and embassies, and ships flying the Spanish flag in democratically elected institutions.
The judiciary can be organised into different levels of territorial organisation: the national courts; the autonomous communities of Spain; the provinces of Spain; the judicial district, which is the basic unit of the judiciary, covers one or several municipalities, and is served by at least one first instance and inquiry court
The Civil Code of Spain (Spanish: Código Civil), formally the Royal Decree of 24 July 1889 (Spanish: Real Decreto de 24 de julio de 1889) is the law that regulates the major aspects of Spanish civil law.
The Spanish Constitution is one of the few Bill of Rights that has legal provisions for social rights, including the definition of Spain itself as a "Social and Democratic State, subject to the rule of law" (Spanish: Estado social y democrático de derecho) in its preliminary title. However, those rights are not at the same level of protection ...
The Criminal Code is a fundamental law of the Spanish criminal law, because it is a limit to the ius puniendi (or «right to punish») of the State. The Code was enacted by the Spanish Parliament on 8 November 1995 [1] and it was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on 23 November. [2] The Code is in force since 25 May 1996. [2]
The Spanish nationality legal framework refers to all the laws, provisions, regulations, and resolutions in Spain concerning nationality.. Article 11 of the First Title of the Spanish Constitution refers to Spanish nationality and establishes that a separate law is to regulate how it is acquired and lost. [1]
The Public Administration of Spain is the governmental apparatus that manages the Spanish public interests. [1]The Constitution of 1978 declares in article 103.1 that the Public Administration serves objectively the general interests and acts in accordance with the principles of efficiency, hierarchy, decentralization, deconcentration and coordination, with full submission to the Law.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights in Spain rank among the highest in the world, having undergone significant advancements within recent decades. [1] [2] Among ancient Romans in Spain, sexual interaction between men was viewed as commonplace, [3] but a law against homosexuality was promulgated by Christian emperors Constantius II and Constans, and Roman moral norms underwent ...