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
- OCTOBER 31, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets...
Tens of thousands of Spaniards took to the streets of Madrid to protest the killing of supreme court judge Jose Francisco Querol, his bodyguard and his driver by the Basque separatist group ETA
- APRIL 26, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
Spain cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution...
Spain cosponsored and voted in favour of the resolution on the death penalty approved by the UN Commission on Human Rights on April 26 (no
- MARCH 27, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
At the 56th session of the Commission on Human Rights,...
At the 56th session of the Commission on Human Rights, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Juan Matutes, stated that the right to life was something which could not be renounced
- JANUARY 1, 2000SpainDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last...
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last execution was conducted in 1975 under the dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, who repressed Basque culture and language during his 36 years in power
- DECEMBER 12, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
On December 12, hundreds of protesters were expected...
On December 12, hundreds of protesters were expected to march to the U
- JUNE 30, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
On June 30, Spanish Premier José Maria Aznar, on a...
On June 30, Spanish Premier José Maria Aznar, on a visit to Ecuador, said he personally was "against" the death penalty in general and that he had said as much to Turkish Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit
- APRIL 28, 1999SpainDEATH 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 on April 28 (1999/61)
- JANUARY 1, 1999SpainDEATH PENALTY
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last...
The country has been abolitionist since 1995; the last execution was conducted in 1975