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CONSTITUTION. Passed by the Cortes Generales in Plenary Meetings of . the Congress of Deputies and the Senate held on October 31, 1978 Ratified by the spanish people in the referendum . of December 6, 1978 Sanctioned by His Majesty the King before . the Cortes on December 27, 1978. 2014-0206_English.indd 3 31/05/2014 0:37:53 ©
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Feb 8, 2020 · SPANISH CONSTITUTION. Preliminary Part. Section 1. A social and democratic State under the rule of law 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 117, 128 C 1. Spain is hereby established as a social and democratic State, subject to the rule of law, which advocates freedom, justice, equality and political pluralism as highest values of its legal system.
Section 1. Spain is hereby established as a social and democratic State, subject to the rule of law, which advocates freedom, justice, equality and political pluralism as highest values of its legal system . National sovereignty belongs to the Spanish people, from whom all state powers emanate.
The Spanish Constitution is one of the few Bill of Rights that has legal provisions for social rights, including the definition of Spain itself as a "Social and Democratic State, subject to the rule of law" ( Spanish: Estado social y democrático de derecho) in its preliminary title.
The Constitution is a consensual text, the final outcome of debate and agreement between the parliamentary forces democratically elected in the elections of 15 June 1977. The Lower House of Parliament appointed seven deputies, representing all parliamentary groups, to draft an initial proposal. Subsequently, during its processing, it was ...
Preamble of the Constitution of Spain. Approved in plenary sessions of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate held on October 31, 1978. Ratified by the Spanish people in a referendum of December 6, 1978. Sanctioned by His Majesty the King before the Cortes on December 27, 1978. The Spanish Nation, desiring to establish justice, liberty, and ...
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Available Note Text also available in English from Manual of Spanish constitutions, 1808-1931 / translation and introductions by Arnold R. Verduin (1941); in Spanish from Ministry of the Presidency (consulted 2012), Congress of Deputies (consulted 2011), and the Official gazette (10 December 1931); and in French from an unattributed source and F.R. Dareste and P. Dareste.
