The Opening of the Judicial Year, also called Opening of the Courts, is a solemn event that takes place every year in the Plennary Hall of the Supreme Court of Spain in front of the most relevant judicial and political authorities. This act, that...
The General Council of the Judiciary (Spanish: Consejo General del Poder Judicial, CGPJ) is the national council of the judiciary of Spain. It is the constitutional body that governs all the Judiciary of Spain, such as courts, and judges, as it is...
The monarchy of Spain (Spanish: Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, being the highest office of the country. Since 19 June 2014, the monarch is King Felipe...
A Red Mass is a Catholic Mass annually offered towards all members of the legal profession, regardless of religious affiliation: judges, lawyers, law school professors, law students, and government officials, marking the opening of the judicial...
The Congress of Deputies (Spanish: Congreso de los Diputados) is the lower house of the Cortes Generales, Spain's legislative branch, the upper house being the Senate. The Congress meets in the Palace of the Parliament (Palacio de las Cortes) in...
This is a list of Spanish heads of state, that is, monarchs and presidents that governed the country of Spain in the modern sense of the word. For the forerunners of the Spanish throne, see the following: List of Asturian monarchs List of Navarrese...
The Supreme Court (Spanish: Tribunal Supremo, TS) is the highest court in the Kingdom of Spain. The court has original jurisdiction over cases against high-ranking officials of the Kingdom and over cases regarding the banning of political parties....
The President of the Supreme Court, and also President of the General Council of the Judiciary, is the highest judicial authority of the Kingdom of Spain and holds the representation of the judicial branch and its governing body, the General Council...
The Judiciary of Spain consists of Courts and Tribunals, composed of judges and magistrates (Justices), who have the power to administer justice in the name of the King of Spain.
In the NUTS (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) codes of Spain (ES), the following are the first-level political and administrative divisions.