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Spanish law is the body of legislation in force across the Kingdom of Spain, covering Spanish territory, Spanish waters, and Spanish consulates, embassies and ships, and made through the country's democratically elected institutions.

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Example Jurisdictions
Autonomous communities of Spain 1
Primary Source of Law
Spanish Constitution of 1978, the supreme law 1
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Legal-system family: Civil Law Family, following the CIA World Factbook and JuriGlobe comparative-law family classification.

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Source Wikidata: Alfonso de Castro
Additional Source Alfonso de Castro (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Spanish jurists
Source Antonius Anselmo, Wikipedia
Source Civil Code of Catalonia (Wikipedia)
Source Civil Code of Spain (Wikipedia)
Source Spain 1978 (rev. 2011) (Constitute Project)
Source Criminal Code (Spain) (Wikipedia)
Source Diego de Covarrubias (Wikipedia)
Source Domingo de Soto (Wikipedia)
Source Eduardo García de Enterría (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Elisa Perez Vera
Source Federico de Castro (Wikipedia)
Source Fernando Vázquez de Menchaca (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Florencio García Goyena
Additional Source Florencio García Goyena (Wikipedia)Wikipedia lead sentence
Source Francisco de Vitoria (Wikipedia)
Source Francisco Suárez (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Francisco Tomás y Valiente
Fuero Juzgo, Codes
Source Fuero Juzgo (Wikipedia)
Source Fueros of Navarre (Wikipedia)
Source Furs of Valencia (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Gloria Begué Cantón
Ibn al-Azraq, Jurists
Source Wikidata: Ibn al-Azraq
Additional Source Ibn al-Azraq (Wikipedia)Wikipedia category: Spanish law biography stubs
Source Jesús Requejo San Román (Wikipedia)
Source Jesús Zueco Ruiz (Wikipedia)
Laws of Burgos, Codes
Source Laws of Burgos (Wikipedia)
Source Laws of the Indies (Wikipedia)
Source Luis Recasens (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Luis Rodríguez de Miguel
Additional Source Luis Rodríguez de Miguel (Wikipedia)Lead, first sentence
Source Manuel García Pelayo (Wikipedia)
Source Wikidata: Maria Elosegui
Source New Laws (Wikipedia)
Source Pedro Cruz Villalon (Wikipedia)
Source Rafael Altamira y Crevea (Wikipedia)
Real Audiencia, Courts
Source Real Audiencia (Wikipedia)
Siete Partidas, Codes
Source Wikipedia: Siete Partidas
Source Spanish Constitution of 1837 (Wikipedia)
Source Spanish Constitution of 1869 (Wikipedia)
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Source Wikipedia: Law of Spain
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1. Wikipedia: Law of Spain
  • Constitutional supremacy, first sentence
    The supreme Spanish law is the Spanish Constitution of 1978, which regulates the functioning of public bodies and the fundamental rights of the Spanish people, as well as the organization and competencies of the different autonomous communities.
  • Characteristics, second sentence
    Likewise, it is a complex law, in which various autonomous community legislation coexists with the national.
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Wikidata: Elisa Perez Vera
Includes: Elisa Pérez Vera, Elisa Pérez Vera (born 1 June 1940) is a Spanish jurist, a professor of Private International Law at the National University of Distance Education (UNED) and magistrate of the Constitutional Court...View the Source
Wikidata: Gloria Begué Cantón
Includes: Gloria Begué Cantón, Gloria Begué Cantón (23 March 1931-27 December 2016) was a Spanish professor, jurist, senator and magistrate.View the Source
Wikidata: Francisco Tomás y Valiente
Includes: Francisco Tomas y Valiente, Francisco Tomás y Valiente (8 December 1932-14 February 1996) was a Spanish jurist, historian, and writer.View the Source
Wikidata: Maria Elosegui
Includes: María Elósegui, María Elósegui Itxaso (born 7 December 1957) is a Spanish jurist, philosopher and Professor of Philosophy of Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Zaragoza.View the Source
List of national legal systems (Wikipedia)
  • In Group: French Civil Law Tradition, opening list, French civil law bullet: Spain named directly
  • In Legal Family: Civil Law, Section: Civil law
    Spain
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Wikipedia: Siete Partidas
Includes: Siete Partidas, Lead
Quote, Includes: Siete Partidas, Lead
The Siete Partidas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈsjete paɾˈtiðas], "Seven-Part Code") or simply Partidas, was a Castilian statutory code first compiled during the reign of Alfonso X of Castile (1252-1284), with the intent of establishing a uniform body of normative rules for the kingdom.
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New Laws (Wikipedia)
Includes: New Laws of 1542, Lead
Quote, Includes: New Laws of 1542, Lead
The New Laws (Spanish: Leyes Nuevas), also known as the New Laws of the Indies for the Good Treatment and Preservation of the Indians, were issued on November 20, 1542, by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (King Charles I of Spain) and regard the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
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Laws of Burgos (Wikipedia)
Includes: Laws of Burgos, Lead
Quote, Includes: Laws of Burgos, Lead
The Laws of Burgos (Spanish: Leyes de Burgos), promulgated on 27 December 1512 in Burgos, Crown of Castile (Spain), was the first codified set of laws governing the behavior of Spaniards in the Americas, particularly with regard to the Indigenous people of the Americas ("native Caribbean Indians").
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Furs of Valencia (Wikipedia)
Includes: Furs of Valencia, Lead
Quote, Includes: Furs of Valencia, Lead
Furs of Valencia (Valencian: Furs de València, IPA: [ˈfuɾz ðe vaˈlensi.a]) were the laws of the Kingdom of Valencia during most of the Middle Ages and early modern Europe.
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Laws of the Indies (Wikipedia)
Includes: Laws of the Indies, Lead
Quote, Includes: Laws of the Indies, Lead
The Laws of the Indies (Spanish: Leyes de las Indias) are the entire body of laws issued by the Spanish Crown in 1573 for the American and the Asian possessions of its empire.
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Fueros of Navarre (Wikipedia)
Includes: Fueros of Navarre, Lead
Quote, Includes: Fueros of Navarre, Lead
The Fueros of Navarre (Spanish: Fuero General de Navarra, Basque: Nafarroako Foru Orokorra, meaning in English General Charter of Navarre) were the laws of the Kingdom of Navarre up to 1841, tracing its origins to the Early Middle Ages and issued from Basque consuetudinary law prevalent across the (western) Pyrenees.
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Spain 1978 (rev. 2011) (Constitute Project)
Includes: Constitution of Spain, Section 1
Quote, Includes: Constitution of Spain, Section 1
Spain is hereby established as a social and democratic State, subject to the rule of law
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Criminal Code (Spain) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Criminal Code (Spain), Lead section
Quote, Includes: Criminal Code (Spain), Lead section
The Criminal Code is a law that codifies most criminal offences in Spain.
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Francisco de Vitoria (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Francisco de Vitoria, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Francisco de Vitoria, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Spanish Catholic philosopher
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Domingo de Soto (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIncludes: Domingo de Soto, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Domingo de Soto, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Spanish Dominican priest and Scholastic theolog
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Antonius Anselmo, Wikipedia
Includes: Antonius Anselmo, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Antonius Anselmo, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a jurist in the Spanish Netherlands
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Federico de Castro (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Federico de Castro, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Federico de Castro, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Spanish jurist
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Luis Recasens (Wikipedia)
Includes: Luis Recasens Siches, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Luis Recasens Siches, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Spanish politician and a legal philosopher
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Diego de Covarrubias (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Diego de Covarrubias, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Diego de Covarrubias, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Spanish jurist and Catholic prelate who served
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Rafael Altamira y Crevea (Wikipedia)
Includes: Rafael Altamira y Crevea, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Rafael Altamira y Crevea, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Spanish historian and jurist
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Fuero Juzgo (Wikipedia)
Includes: Fuero Juzgo, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Fuero Juzgo, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The Fuero Juzgo (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈfweɾo ˈxuθɣo]) was a codex of Sp
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Civil Code of Catalonia (Wikipedia)
Includes: Civil Code of Catalonia, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Civil Code of Catalonia, Wikipedia lead paragraph
in 2002 and organized into six books. In Catalonia, the Spanish Civil Code only applies to the extent that it doe
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Real Audiencia (Wikipedia)
Includes: Real Audiencia, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Real Audiencia, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Audiència Reial, or Audiència), was an appellate court in Spain and its empire. The name of the institution liter
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Civil Code of Spain (Wikipedia)
Includes: Civil Code of Spain, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Civil Code of Spain, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The Civil Code of Spain (Spanish: Código Civil), formally the Royal Decree of 24 J
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Spanish Constitution of 1837 (Wikipedia)
Includes: Spanish Constitution of 1837, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Spanish Constitution of 1837, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The Spanish Constitution of 1837 was in effect from 1837 to 1
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Spanish Constitution of 1869 (Wikipedia)
Includes: Spanish Constitution of 1869, Wikipedia lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Spanish Constitution of 1869, Wikipedia lead paragraph
The Spanish Constitution of 1869 (Spanish: Constitucion españ
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Jesús Zueco Ruiz (Wikipedia)
  • Includes: Jesús Zueco Ruiz, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Spanish lawyer and politician
  • Includes: Jesús Zueco Ruiz, Wikipedia category: 21st-century Spanish lawyers
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Jesús Requejo San Román (Wikipedia)
  • Includes: Jesús Requejo San Román, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Spanish Catholic militant
  • Includes: Jesús Requejo San Román, Wikipedia category: 20th-century Spanish lawyers
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Fernando Vázquez de Menchaca (Wikipedia)
Includes: Fernando Vazquez de Menchaca, Wikipedia category: 16th-century Spanish judgesView the Source
Eduardo García de Enterría (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Eduardo Garcia de Enterria, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Eduardo Garcia de Enterria, Introduction
Eduardo García de Enterría y Martínez-Carande (27 April 1923 - 16 September 2013) was a Spanish jurist and a major contributor to the research and teaching of Public Law in Spain.
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Pedro Cruz Villalon (Wikipedia)
Includes: Pedro Cruz Villalon, Introduction
Quote, Includes: Pedro Cruz Villalon, Introduction
Pedro Cruz Villalón (born 25 May 1946) is a Spanish jurist who served as an Advocate General at the European Court of Justice.
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Manuel García Pelayo (Wikipedia)
Includes: Manuel Garcia-Pelayo, Lead paragraph
Quote, Includes: Manuel Garcia-Pelayo, Lead paragraph
Manuel García Pelayo (May 23, 1909, February 25, 1991), prominent Spanish political scientist and jurist.
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Francisco Suárez (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Francisco Suarez, Lead
Quote, Includes: Francisco Suarez, Lead
Francisco Suárez (; 5 January 1548-25 September 1617) was a Spanish Jesuit priest, philosopher and theologian, one of the leading figures of the School of Salamanca movement.
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Florencio García Goyena (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Florencio Garcia Goyena, Wikipedia lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Florencio Garcia Goyena, Wikipedia lead sentence
was a Spanish jurist
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Ibn al-Azraq (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Ibn al-Azraq, Wikipedia category: Spanish law biography stubs
Quote, Includes: Ibn al-Azraq, Wikipedia category: Spanish law biography stubs
Category:Spanish law biography stubs
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Alfonso de Castro (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIncludes: Alfonso de Castro, Wikipedia category: Spanish jurists
Quote, Includes: Alfonso de Castro, Wikipedia category: Spanish jurists
Category:Spanish jurists
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Luis Rodríguez de Miguel (Wikipedia)
Includes: Luis Rodríguez de Miguel, Lead, first sentence
Quote, Includes: Luis Rodríguez de Miguel, Lead, first sentence
Luis Rodríguez de Miguel (1910-1982) was a Spanish politician and jurist.
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