Law of Spain

Law of Spain is the body of rules and institutions governing Spain. It is rooted in civil law and shaped by the 1978 Constitution and Spain’s membership in the European Union.

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Constitution of Spain: Spain’s 1978 constitution establishes the state’s institutions, fundamental rights, and territorial organization. It is the supreme domestic legal framework for Spain’s institutions and laws.
Spanish Parliament: Spain’s bicameral legislature, consisting of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate. It passes national legislation, subject to constitutional procedures and review.
Roman law: The legal tradition that developed in ancient Rome and influenced many modern civil-law systems. Roman legal concepts and methods helped shape Spain’s civil-law inheritance.
Spanish labor law: The Spanish rules governing employment relationships, worker protections, and collective bargaining. It regulates contracts, dismissal, working conditions, and labor disputes.
Common law: A legal tradition in which judicial decisions are a major source of law alongside legislation. It contrasts with Spain’s codified civil-law tradition and the role of precedent there.
Spanish legal system: The institutions and procedures through which Spanish law is made, interpreted, and enforced. It provides the institutional framework within which Spain’s laws operate.
Government of Spain: Spain’s executive branch, led by the prime minister and composed of ministers. It directs public administration and may issue regulations under statutory authority.
Siete Partidas: A major medieval Castilian legal code compiled under Alfonso X in the thirteenth century. It became a lasting source in the historical development of Spanish law.
Spanish tax law: The Spanish rules governing taxes imposed by the state, autonomous communities, and local authorities. It allocates tax obligations across Spain’s multiple levels of government.
Civil law (legal system): A legal tradition centered on comprehensive codes and legislation rather than binding precedent as the primary source. Spain belongs to this broad legal family.