LawSpain

Elegant application full of details and information about the law in Spain, how the court system in Spain is organice, court officials and the rank of police.

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 international waters. It is also applicable to the Spanish armed forces worldwide.

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.

Constitutional supremacy. 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.

Constitutional control. All laws in Spain must be declared compatible with the Constitution (all laws that contravene the Constitution are invalid).

The Spanish legal system is a civil law system based on comprehensive legal codes and laws rooted in Roman law, as opposed to common law, which is based on precedent court rulings.

Operation of the Spanish judiciary is regulated by Organic Law of the Judiciary Power, Law of Civil Judgement, Law of on Criminal Judgement, Law of Administrative Jurisdiction, Royal Legislative Decree, which rewrote the Law of Labour Procedure, and Organic Law that regulates Military Criminal Procedure.