Spanish legal system
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The Spanish legal system is a civil law framework rooted in the Spanish Constitution that organizes national and regional laws, courts, and institutions governing rights, obligations, and public administration throughout Spain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Spanish legal system canonical | 2 |
| Spanish administrative law | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13201226 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spanish legal system Context triple: [Statute of Autonomy of the Community of Madrid, partOf, Spanish legal system]
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A.
Spanish law
Spanish law is the historical legal system of the Kingdom of Spain, rooted in Roman and canon law traditions, that governed Spain and its overseas territories, including colonial entities like the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
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B.
Spanish Civil Code
The Spanish Civil Code is the principal body of private law in Spain, codifying rules on persons, family, property, and obligations in a systematic, 19th-century European civil law tradition.
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C.
Spanish courts
Spanish courts are the judicial bodies in Spain responsible for interpreting and applying the law, resolving disputes, and administering justice across civil, criminal, administrative, and other legal matters.
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D.
Spanish Penal Code
The Spanish Penal Code is the primary legal statute in Spain that defines criminal offenses and their corresponding penalties.
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E.
Catalan civil law
Catalan civil law is the distinct legal system governing private law matters in Catalonia, rooted in historical Catalan legal traditions and codified separately from the general Spanish Civil Code.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spanish legal system Target entity description: The Spanish legal system is a civil law framework rooted in the Spanish Constitution that organizes national and regional laws, courts, and institutions governing rights, obligations, and public administration throughout Spain.
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A.
Spanish law
Spanish law is the historical legal system of the Kingdom of Spain, rooted in Roman and canon law traditions, that governed Spain and its overseas territories, including colonial entities like the Viceroyalty of New Spain.
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B.
Spanish Civil Code
The Spanish Civil Code is the principal body of private law in Spain, codifying rules on persons, family, property, and obligations in a systematic, 19th-century European civil law tradition.
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C.
Spanish courts
Spanish courts are the judicial bodies in Spain responsible for interpreting and applying the law, resolving disputes, and administering justice across civil, criminal, administrative, and other legal matters.
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D.
Spanish Penal Code
The Spanish Penal Code is the primary legal statute in Spain that defines criminal offenses and their corresponding penalties.
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E.
Catalan civil law
Catalan civil law is the distinct legal system governing private law matters in Catalonia, rooted in historical Catalan legal traditions and codified separately from the general Spanish Civil Code.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil law system
ⓘ
legal system ⓘ |
| allows | regional civil law in certain autonomous communities ⓘ |
| allowsCoOfficialLanguages |
Basque
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Catalan ⓘ Galician ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| guarantees | judicial protection of rights ⓘ |
| hasAdministrativeCode |
Law on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations
ⓘ
Law on the Legal Regime of the Public Sector ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
administrative law
ⓘ
civil law ⓘ commercial law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal law ⓘ labor law ⓘ procedural law ⓘ tax law ⓘ |
| hasCivilCode | Spanish Civil Code ⓘ |
| hasConstitutionalCourt | Constitutional Court of Spain ⓘ |
| hasCourt |
Commercial Courts
ⓘ
linked to:
commercial courts
Contentious-Administrative Courts ⓘ Courts of First Instance and Instruction ⓘ High Courts of Justice of the autonomous communities ⓘ National Court of Spain ⓘ Provincial Courts of Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Provincial Courts in Spain
Social Courts ⓘ |
| hasCriminalCode |
Spanish Criminal Code
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Penal Code
|
| hasHighestCourt | Supreme Court of Spain ⓘ |
| hasJudicialCouncil | General Council of the Judiciary ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
hierarchy of norms
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judicial independence ⓘ legality in criminal matters ⓘ non-retroactivity of punitive laws ⓘ presumption of innocence ⓘ right to effective judicial protection ⓘ |
| hasProceduralCode |
Civil Procedure Act of Spain
ⓘ
Criminal Procedure Act of Spain ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Criminal Procedure Act
|
| hasSource |
Constitution
ⓘ
European Union law ⓘ
linked to:
EU secondary law
autonomous community statutes of autonomy ⓘ custom ⓘ general principles of law ⓘ international treaties ⓘ ordinary laws ⓘ organic laws ⓘ regulations ⓘ royal decree-laws ⓘ royal legislative decrees ⓘ |
| hasSupremeNorm | Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Napoleonic Code
ⓘ
Roman law ⓘ |
| legalFamily | civil law ⓘ |
| recognizes |
fundamental rights and public freedoms
ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ |
| recognizesLegalPluralism | autonomous community competences ⓘ |
| subjectTo | European Union law supremacy in EU competences ⓘ |
| supremacyOf | Constitution over all other norms ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spanish legal system Description of subject: The Spanish legal system is a civil law framework rooted in the Spanish Constitution that organizes national and regional laws, courts, and institutions governing rights, obligations, and public administration throughout Spain.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Secretary-General for Health Management and Cooperation of the Ministry of Health (Spain)
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legalFramework
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Spanish administrative law
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linked to: Spanish legal system