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Law of SpainSpain
A civil-law country with a parliamentary monarchy, seventeen Autonomous Communities, regional civil laws and tax systems of its own, a Constitutional Court and a European legal order above it all. How the system works, how to live, work and buy there, and where the regional differences matter. Free articles, organized by subject, growing every week.
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Who This Page Is For
This portal collects material on Spanish law, a civil-law system with a strong tradition of regional autonomy: several Autonomous Communities have their own civil law, and the Basque Country and Navarre have their own tax systems. It is written for readers who visit, live, work, study, buy property or do business in Spain or who want to understand its legal system, and it explains laws, institutions and procedures without giving legal advice or opinions on individual cases. Spain is also bound by European Union law. Everywhere else on this site, content reflects US law unless a page says otherwise.
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A first course in Spanish law: Roman and medieval roots and the codes, the parliamentary monarchy, the Autonomous Communities and foral civil law in Catalonia and Navarre and elsewhere, the courts, the Constitutional Court and the notaries, rights and administrative justice, contracts, property, family and inheritance, companies, foral taxation and employment, and immigration, criminal procedure and private international law.
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Legal documents
31 legal documents in Español (Spanish)
Leases, loan and sale agreements, powers of attorney, family documents, letters and more, ready to fill in and sign, in Español (Spanish), with the English translation alongside for the other party. PDF and Word. 6 € for a document in the language, 9 € with the English translation. Included in the individual All-Access plan, in the language you choose.
- • Contrato de arrendamiento de vivienda
- • Contrato de servicios profesionales (freelance)
- • Contrato de préstamo
- • Acuerdo de confidencialidad (NDA)
- • Contrato de compraventa de bienes muebles (incluido un vehículo usado)
- • Autorización de los padres para que un menor viaje al extranjero
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These are general templates for use in any country, each with a ‘check in your country’ list. They are not drafted under Spain law, and they are not legal advice.
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The Civil Law Tradition
Where the Spanish Civil Code comes from and what it shares with France, Italy, Germany and the legal systems of continental Europe and Latin America: the Roman roots, the great codes and legal science.
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