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The Spanish Legal System
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Location: Madrid, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Law
Other Subject Area: Economics
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 200
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 42
DESCRIPTION
Lesson 1: Jurisdiction. 1. Legal disputes and dispute resolutions. 2. Judicial power and functions.
Lesson 2: Judicial Power. 1. Unitary. 2. Exclusivity. 3. Independence and self-government.
Lesson 3. Court system & cases. Scope, extention and limits of jurisdiction.
Lesson 4: Fundamental Rights and Jurisdiction. 1. Right to effective judicial protection. A. Action. Action and jurisdiction. B. From action to the right to effective judicial protection. C. The core elements of the concept of effective judicial protection. 2. The right to a trial with full guarantees: A. In the criminal trial. B. In other court systems.
Lesson 5: Judicial process. 1. Concept and basic structure of the process. A. The start: as a request of party. B. Basic acts of the process. C. Appeal system. 2. Principles of the process. A. Adversarial and official. B. Duality, contradiction and equality. D. Free evaluation of the evidence and other evaluations. 3. Principles procedure. A. Orality. B. Immediacy. C. Concentration. D. Public. E. Time-limit for acts. 4. Classes of process.
Lesson 6: Procedural acts. Judicial cooperation and assistance to Courts. 1. Procedural acts. A. Concept and characteristics. B. Classes. C. Requirements. D. The invalidity of the procedural acts. 2. The communications process in general. A. Practice communications. B. Types of communications. 3. Judicial cooperation. A. Concrete types of judicial cooperation. B. Cooperation in the EU. 4. The judicial cooperation. A. Concept. B. Types of assistance: a. Internal b. International.
Lesson 7: Judges and Magistrates. 1. Constitutional guarantees. A. Concept. B. Independence. C. The tenure. D. Responsibility. E. Submission to the law. 2. Statute. A. Definition and regulation. B. Application. C. Income. D. Disabilities, incompatibilities and prohibitions.
Lesson 8: Judicial office. 1. Judicial office. 2. Clerks. 3. Other Personnel of the Judicial Administration. 4. Other institutions at the service of the Administration of Justice. 5. Judicial Police.
Lesson 9: Promoters of Justice. 1. Prosecutor. A. Concept and nature. B. Functions. C. Principles: organization & operational. 2. Lawyers and Attorneys. A. Application. B. A new system of access to the professions. C. State Representation and defence. 3. Legal Aid. A. Constitutional Reasons. B. Scope. C. Requirements. D. Content of the law. E. Procedure.
Lesson 10: Cost of Justice. 1. Public and private costs. 2. Costs and expenses. 3. State special responsibility for a proper administration of Justice. A. Constitutional Reasons. B. Cases.
Lesson 2: Judicial Power. 1. Unitary. 2. Exclusivity. 3. Independence and self-government.
Lesson 3. Court system & cases. Scope, extention and limits of jurisdiction.
Lesson 4: Fundamental Rights and Jurisdiction. 1. Right to effective judicial protection. A. Action. Action and jurisdiction. B. From action to the right to effective judicial protection. C. The core elements of the concept of effective judicial protection. 2. The right to a trial with full guarantees: A. In the criminal trial. B. In other court systems.
Lesson 5: Judicial process. 1. Concept and basic structure of the process. A. The start: as a request of party. B. Basic acts of the process. C. Appeal system. 2. Principles of the process. A. Adversarial and official. B. Duality, contradiction and equality. D. Free evaluation of the evidence and other evaluations. 3. Principles procedure. A. Orality. B. Immediacy. C. Concentration. D. Public. E. Time-limit for acts. 4. Classes of process.
Lesson 6: Procedural acts. Judicial cooperation and assistance to Courts. 1. Procedural acts. A. Concept and characteristics. B. Classes. C. Requirements. D. The invalidity of the procedural acts. 2. The communications process in general. A. Practice communications. B. Types of communications. 3. Judicial cooperation. A. Concrete types of judicial cooperation. B. Cooperation in the EU. 4. The judicial cooperation. A. Concept. B. Types of assistance: a. Internal b. International.
Lesson 7: Judges and Magistrates. 1. Constitutional guarantees. A. Concept. B. Independence. C. The tenure. D. Responsibility. E. Submission to the law. 2. Statute. A. Definition and regulation. B. Application. C. Income. D. Disabilities, incompatibilities and prohibitions.
Lesson 8: Judicial office. 1. Judicial office. 2. Clerks. 3. Other Personnel of the Judicial Administration. 4. Other institutions at the service of the Administration of Justice. 5. Judicial Police.
Lesson 9: Promoters of Justice. 1. Prosecutor. A. Concept and nature. B. Functions. C. Principles: organization & operational. 2. Lawyers and Attorneys. A. Application. B. A new system of access to the professions. C. State Representation and defence. 3. Legal Aid. A. Constitutional Reasons. B. Scope. C. Requirements. D. Content of the law. E. Procedure.
Lesson 10: Cost of Justice. 1. Public and private costs. 2. Costs and expenses. 3. State special responsibility for a proper administration of Justice. A. Constitutional Reasons. B. Cases.
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