157 posts
31 July 2006
This is the first appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The PP’s group in Congress, led by Mariano Rajoy, is arguing that the Statute is […]
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Catalan languagePoliticised Constitutional Court19 September 2006
Second appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The Ombudsman, Enrique Múgica (a PSOE member), submits appeals against 112 articles and four additional provisions of the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court25 September 2006
Third appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The government of Murcia, led by the PP, is reviewing the article that gives full powers to the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court11 October 2006
Fourth appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The government of La Rioja, led by the PP, submits the appeal on the articles referring to financing, […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court19 October 2006
Fifth appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The government of Aragón, led by PSOE, submits the appeal in relation to the Archives of the Crown […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court19 October 2006
Sixth appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The government of the Valencian Community, led by the PP, also submits an appeal in relation to the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court20 October 2006
Seventh appeal of unconstitutionality against the Statute. The Balearic Islands government, led by the PP, is also appealing the third additional provision referring to the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court29 April 2010
Through a resolution of the Parliament of Catalonia, President Montillaasks Zapatero and Rajoy to renew the four members of the Constitutional Court whose mandate expired […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court28 June 2010
Fourteen articles on language, the Catalan legal system, banking and savings banks, civil law, financing and local tax regulation are declared unconstitutional. In this ruling […]
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Catalan languagePoliticised Constitutional Court10 July 2010
Demonstration against the Constitutional Court ruling that cut the Statute under the slogan ‘We are a nation. We decide.’ According to the City Police, 1.1 […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court8 September 2010
On 29 September, the Constitutional Court dismissed the appealon the reform of the Statute submitted by the government of Murcia.
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Politicised Constitutional Court16 December 2010
The Constitutional Court refers on most points in the ruling on the Statute dated 28 June and dismisses the appeals on the other points.
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Politicised Constitutional Court27 December 2010
The Spanish government believes that the State has the exclusive competence to call referendums and that the appeal is in line with theConstitutional Court ruling […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court9 June 2011
Right after the consultations on independence were held, the Constitutional Court lifts the suspension of the contested articles of the law on consultations of the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court8 March 2013
On 7 May, the Constitutional Court agrees to hear the appeal. This is the first time since the democratic restoration that a declaration by a […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court25 March 2014
The Parliament’s declaration is nullified by the Constitutional Court
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court29 September 2014
The Constitutional Court meets in an extraordinary session that same night, agrees to hear the appeals of the Spanish government and Law 10/2014 and the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court31 October 2014
The Spanish government’s appeal seeks to stop the 9 November public participation process initiated by the government of Catalonia.
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Politicised Constitutional Court4 November 2014
In addition to admitting the Spanish government’s appeal, the Constitutional Court agrees to suspend the contested decrees and any action to prepare the consultation. Despite […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court25 February 2015
The Constitutional Court declares the decree convening the 9 November consultation (Decree 129/2014) and two precepts of the Law on non-referendum consultations of the people […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court11 March 2015
The Spanish government submits an appeal of unconstitutionality to the Constitutional Court against the Foreign Affairs Law of Catalonia and relations with the European Union […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court11 June 2015
The Court had already provisionally suspended any administrative act related to the 9 November consultation after the Spanish government ‘s appeal.
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy12 June 2015
The law provided for the creation of a Catalan Tax Administration, one of the most important elements of the ‘State structures.’ With the Constitutional Court’s […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court26 June 2015
The Spanish government cites a conflict of powers and denounces the fact that the Commissioner intends to ‘advance a process of building state structures.’ With […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy17 October 2015
The reform approved by the Spanish Congress will allow the Constitutional Court to hand down its own resolutions and impose sanctions for non-compliance by suspension […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court4 November 2015
The Spanish parties Ciudadans, PSC and PP submit appeals to the Constitutional Court against the Bureau of Parliament’s decision to proceed with the proposed resolution […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court9 November 2015
In Parliament the following vote in favour: Junts pel Sí and CUP. Against: C’s, PSC, Catalunya Sí que es Pot and PP. On the same […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court11 November 2015
The Spanish government submits an appeal of unconstitutionality against the declaration of the start of the independence process approved by the Parliament of Catalonia. The […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly2 December 2015
Constitutional Court ruling 259/2015 against the declaration will be used by the Spanish government to appeal the transitory law and the referendum law approved on […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly1 February 2016
The executive asks the Constitutional Court to declare the creation of the Constituent Process Study Commission approved by Parliament null and void.
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court5 February 2016
The Spanish government, citing a positive conflict of competences, is appealing to the Constitutional Court over the name and powers of the Department of Foreign […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy1 March 2016
These speakerships, which the Bureau of Parliament agreed to hear, will be responsible for drafting three laws: the law on a Catalan legal system, the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court7 June 2016
The Constitutional Court rules on the appeals submitted by C’s, PSC and PP against the agreements of the Bureauof Parliament in October 2015 which agreed […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court7 July 2016
The Constitutional Court nullifies Law 3/2015 on fiscal, financial and administrative measures, also called ‘state structures.’
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy19 July 2016
The Constitutional Court also warns the Bureau that the Parliament cannot start a constituent process in Catalonia aimed at creating an independent Catalan state. On […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court27 July 2016
A heated debate takes place with the opposition forces, which believe that the vote violates the Constitutional Court resolution. Finally, the plenary session of theParliament […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court29 July 2016
The Spanish government asks the Constitutional Court to suspend and nullify the conclusions of the Commission for the Study of the Constituent Process (Resolution 263/XI) […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court6 October 2016
The Parliament approves the referendum to be held in the autumn of 2017, even if there is no agreement with the Spanish State (Resolution 306/XI). […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court6 October 2016
In addition to annulling the conclusions of the Commission, the Constitutional Court refers Forcadell’s actions to the Prosecutor’s Office for having allowed the debate and […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court19 October 2016
In addition to asking the Constitutional Court to nullify the Parliament’s resolution, the Spanish government asks it to specify whether Carme Forcadell and the members […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court19 December 2016
The court nullifies them by ruling on the protection appeals submitted by PSC, C’s and PP against the speakerships of the three disconnection laws approved […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court22 December 2016
In addition to nullifying some articles, the court also fixes the interpretation of others. Among the nullified points is the recognition of the people’s right […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy14 February 2017
The Constitutional Court also sends the cases of Carme Forcadell and the other members of the Bureau (Lluís Corominas, Anna Simó, Josep Nuet and Ramona […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court13 March 2017
This law allows the court to enforce its own rulings. The Council of Europe believes that this could affect the perception of the Constitutional Court’s […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court22 March 2017
A few minutes before the start of voting, the general secretary and the senior lawyer of the Parliament warn that approval of additional provision 31 […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court31 March 2017
The executive submits an appeal of unconstitutionality against the additional provision in the government of Catalonia’s budget that provides for holding the referendum and the […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court10 May 2017
The Constitutional Court had yet to rule on Law 4/2010 on consultations of the people by referendum since 2010. It issues this ruling the day […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court21 June 2017
The Constitutional Court nullifies the name of the Department of Foreign Affairsbecause it states that it mimics the same department of the State, potentially causing […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy5 July 2017
The Constitutional Court declares that the government of Catalonia’s budget items intended for electoral processes are unconstitutional if they are used to finance the referendum.
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Politicised Constitutional Court26 July 2017
The Parliament approves an amendment of its regulations to allow the single reading procedure to process draft laws at the request of only two groups, […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court28 July 2017
The Parliament of Catalonia approves the Law on the Tax Code of Catalonia with the votes of JxSí and CUP. According to pro-independence groups, this […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court28 July 2017
Parliament’s amendment allows the processing of draft laws by the single reading procedure at the request of only two groups. With its admission to be […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court31 August 2017
The Constitutional Court announces its session to dovetail with the plenary session of the Parliament, where the Referendum law may be voted on.
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Politicised Constitutional Court6 September 2017
The tense day begins with a request from the JxSí and CUP to alter the agenda of the ordinary plenary session to include the processing […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court7 September 2017
The Constitutional Council meets urgently in an extraordinary plenary session and accepts the appeals, leaving in abeyance all the contested provisions. The Constitutional Court (TC) […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court7 September 2017
This law establishes a transitional legal framework for the case of a yes vote in the referendum and until constituent elections are called. The debates […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court8 September 2017
The appeal of the Spanish government against some of the articles of the Law on the Tax Code, one of the ‘disconnection laws,’ which should […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court12 September 2017
The Legal Transition Law is suspended. The plenary session of the Constitutional Court also agrees to hear the appeal of the Spanish government against some […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court20 September 2017
The Constitutional Court (CC) imposes coercive fines on the members of the Electoral Commission (Marc Marsal, Jordi Matas, Marta Alsina, Tània Verge and Josep Pagès) […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court22 September 2017
The Electoral Commission is dissolved at the request of the government of Catalonia to avoid the coercive fines on its members imposed by the Constitutional […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court29 September 2017
The Spanish executive announces an appeal of unconstitutionality against the Law of the Catalan Social Protection Agency, one of the three ‘ disconnection laws.’ On […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court4 October 2017
The Bureau of Parliament accepts the request of JxSí and CUP to hold an ordinary plenary session on 9 October, with the appearance of President […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court6 October 2017
Faced with the the Constitutional Court’s precautionary suspension of the 9 October plenary session, President Carles Puigdemont submit a request to appear for the following […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court17 October 2017
The Constitutional Court argues that the Referendum Law invades state powers and violates constitutional principles, national sovereignty and the indissoluble unity of the Spanish nation.
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Politicised Constitutional Court27 October 2017
JxSí and the CUP register two motions for resolution: the first of these sets out the declaration of independence that the pro-independence MPs signed on […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court30 October 2017
Just as Mariano Rajoy announced on the day of the declaration of independence, the Spanish government is asking the Constitutional Court to void the declaration […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court31 October 2017
The Constitutional Court declares unconstitutional the decree calling for the referendum, the decree on complementary measures regarding the organisation of the referendum and the Parliament’s […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court8 November 2017
In a Plenary Session, the Constitutional Court agrees to lift the coercive fines against the Secretary General for the Economy, Josep Maria Jové, because he […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court8 November 2017
The actions taken by Carme Forcadell and the members of Parliament who authorised the votes by the pro-independence parties to approve these laws is also […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court14 November 2017
The Constitutional Court agrees to lift the coercive fines for the members of the Electoral Commission and the territorial electoral trustees after having verified that […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court29 November 2017
The Constitutional Court rules that the modification of the Parliamentary Regulation enabling legislative proposals to be processed through one single reading at the request of […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court1 December 2017
Ciudadanos presents an appeal for protection to the Constitutional Court for excluding procedures when approving the Referendum Law during Parliament’s Plenary Session on 6 September. […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court4 December 2017
Podemos MPs appeal the application of Article 155 to the Constitutional Court.
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Politicised Constitutional Court26 January 2018
The Spanish government presents an appeal of unconstitutionality against the proposal of Carles Puigdemont as president of the Catalan Government and against convening the plenary […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation27 January 2018
The Constitutional Court holds an urgent meeting on Saturday ruling that it cannot accept the Spanish government’s appeal against putting Carles Puigdemont’s name forward as […]
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Free parliamentary debateJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation5 February 2018
The Constitutional Court grants protection to the PSC MPs who appealed the Bureau of Parliament’s decision not to request an opinion from the Council of […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court12 February 2018
The Second Examining Magistrate’s Court of Girona investigating the police violence during the 1 October referendum in Girona, Sant Julià de Ramis and Aiguaviva, begins […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly23 February 2018
The President of Parliament Roger Torrent convenes the plenary session in order to discuss various motion for resolutions on the political situation, including a proposal […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation1 March 2018
The plenary session of Parliament approves the ruling on the restitution of Catalan institutions with favourable votes by JxCat, ERC and CUP MPs (not including […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation5 March 2018
The Sixth Examining Magistrate’s Court of Figueres opens proceedings against city Mayor Marta Felip following a report issued by the Civil Guard; and she is […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional Court26 April 2018
The Constitutional Court accepts the appeals for protection presented by the PSC and voids the agreement made by the Bureau on 4 October 2017 convening […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court8 May 2018
The Constitutional Court admits the appeals for protection of Ciudadanos and the PP against delegating the votes of President Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comínin Parliament, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation9 May 2018
The Spanish government submits an appeal of unconstitutionality against the amendment of the Presidency Law to allow for remote investiture. This was admitted in the […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation26 June 2018
The Bureau admits a proposal by the CUP for a resolution regarding Parliament regulations which was revoked by the Constitutional Court proposing that the Parliament […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly5 July 2018
The Parliament of Catalonia approves with favourable votes from JxCat, ERC and CUP the resolution on the regulations of Parliament revoked by the Constitutional Court, […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court13 July 2018
The Spanish government lodges an appeals to the Constitutional Court against a resolution approved on 5 July on Parliament regulations which was revoked by the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRights to free expression and assembly11 October 2018
The Parliament of Catalonia approves a resolution condemning King Felipe VI for his actions after the 1 October referendum in which it also calls for […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court1 December 2018
Sànchez and Turull initiate this action in protest against the the fact that their appeals for protection lodged in connection with the 1 October referendum […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to a fair trial12 December 2018
In the Constitutional Court’s plenary session it was unanimously decided to reject the appeals for protection submitted by Anna Gabriel, Mireia Boya, Carme Forcadell and […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial13 December 2018
The Spanish Government presented an appeal of unconstitutionality against the resolution, which reiterated the objectives of the resolution on the start of the independence process […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court12 February 2019
The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides to reject the appeal for protection presented by Carme Forcadell against the Supreme Court’s decision not […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial26 February 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides not to accept the appeal for protection submitted by Carles Puigdemont, Clara Ponsatí and Lluís Puig […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court28 February 2019
The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeals for protection that Jordi Sànchez and Jordi Cuixart had submitted against their pre-trial detention ordered by the National High […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court7 March 2019
The Parliament of Catalonia votes to create a commission to investigate the monarchy, specifically the criminal or irregular activities of individuals linked to the Spanish […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court26 March 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously decides not to accept the appeal for protection presented by Meritxell Serret and Toni Comín against the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial27 March 2019
The Constitutional Court overturns the amendment of the Presidency Law allowing for the investiture of a president of Government of Catalonia to take place remotely […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation9 April 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously dismisses Dolors Bassa’s appeal for protection against the pre-trial detention ordered by Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regime7 May 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court unanimously dismisses Jordi Cuixart’s appeals for protection against Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena’s March 2018 decision to prosecute […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regime22 May 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court rejects Jordi Sànchez’s appeal against the Soto del Real Disciplinary Commission’s decision to ban him from going out […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly2 July 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court upholds the application of Article 155 in Catalonia on 27 October 2017, including the dismissal of the government […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy