Spain
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- parliamentary monarchy
- CONSTITUTION
- December 29, 1978, approved by referendum.
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- civil law with regional applications
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- bicameral, Senate and Congress of Deputies
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
94% Catholics, 6% other
From the country
- DECEMBER 17, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain opposes the death penalty for Saddam Hussein,...
Spain opposes the death penalty for Saddam Hussein, but wants to see "a just sentence" meted out to the former Iraqi dictator, Spanish Justice Minister Jose Maria Michavila said
- NOVEMBER 27, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
When the case of Pablo Ibar, who was convicted in a...
When the case of Pablo Ibar, who was convicted in a notorious 1994 triple murder in Miramar, reaches Florida's Supreme Court in December, Spain will be watching closely
- SEPTEMBER 25, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Former Illinois governor and HOC honorary president...
Former Illinois governor and HOC honorary president George Ryan and former death row inmate Leroy Orange visited the Spanish capital Madrid to promote the campaign for a worldwide moratorium on executions through a UN resolution
- APRIL 24, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death...
Spain was a cosponsor of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights, in Geneva
- APRIL 12, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said that...
Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said that the execution of three hijackers in Cuba on April 11 proves that Fidel Castro "is a tyrant" and "has been one for many years
- JANUARY 8, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
The executive committee of the Spanish Federation of...
The executive committee of the Spanish Federation of Islamic Religious Entities (Federación Española de Entidades Religiosas Islámicas - FEERI) formally requested Saudi Arabia to abolish death-by-stoning
- JANUARY 1, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain became completely abolitionist in 1995
Spain became completely abolitionist in 1995
- JANUARY 1, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
The last execution took place in 1975, under the dictatorship...
The last execution took place in 1975, under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco
- JANUARY 1, 2003SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13...
Spain has signed but not yet ratified Protocol No 13 to the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms banning the death penalty in all circumstances
- NOVEMBER 13, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
With an article published by El Mundo, Emma Bonino,...
With an article published by El Mundo, Emma Bonino, former EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid, reacted strongly to the resolution approved by a commission of Spanish Parliamentarians and Senators calling for a boycott of the Miss World contest by the co
- NOVEMBER 12, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
South Africa is refusing to extradite the last fugitive...
South Africa is refusing to extradite the last fugitive Patty Hearst kidnapper - unless the US guarantees he will not be executed
- NOVEMBER 4, 2002SpainDEATH PENALTY
Peter Raben, the attorney for Pablo Ibar, a Spaniard...
Peter Raben, the attorney for Pablo Ibar, a Spaniard on death row in Florida, plans to appeal the sentence against his client