124 posts
2 November 2005
The Partido Popular’s parliamentary group in Congress, led by Mariano Rajoy, submits an appeal for protection to the Constitutional Court against the agreements of the […]
15 March 2006
The Constitutional Court did not accept the appeal of the Partido Popular group in Congress against the decisions of the Bureau to admit the proposal […]
9 May 2007
The young man had filed a lawsuit against the Mossos d’Esquadra and the Policía Nacional for torture in the course of his arrest on April […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly21 January 2008
The Supreme Court convicts the former president of the Basque Parliament Juan María Atutxa and the former members of the Kontxi Bilbao and Gorka Knorr […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to a fair trialRight to political representation10 July 2008
The prison sentence that the National High Court issued for Roura and Stern for the crime of lèse majesté is eventually replaced by a fine […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly5 December 2013
The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal against the Supreme Court ruling, which condemned them for a crime of disobedience for not having dissolved the Sozialista […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to a fair trialRight to political representation30 July 2015
The court confirms the sentence handed down by the National High Court that sentences Jaume Roura and Enric Stern to a 2,700 euro fine for […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly4 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 Court1 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 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 Court3 March 2017
The Council of Statutory Guarantees is opposed to including additional provision 31, which foresees the holding of the referendum. In response to the appeals of […]
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Free parliamentary debate22 March 2017
Francesc Homs is convicted of disobedience for his role in the organising the 9 November consultation. Because he was judged directly by the Supreme Court, […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation6 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
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 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 Court16 October 2017
The Third Examining Magistrate’s Court and National High Court judge Carmen Lamela, sentences Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez to preventive detention without bail, as requested […]
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Court of AuditorsNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly31 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 Court31 October 2017
The Examining Magistrate of Spain’s National High Court Carmen Lamela accepts the complaint by the Prosecutor’s Office against President Carles Puigdemont and other members of […]
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Neutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial31 October 2017
The Prosecutor’s Office files charges against Carme Forcadell and five former members of Parliament (Lluís Corominas, Lluís Guinó, Anna Simó, Ramona Barrufet and Josep Nuet). […]
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Free parliamentary debateNeutrality of the Prosecutor's OfficePoliticisation of justiceRight to a fair trial1 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 Court27 December 2017
The Standing Committee of the Parliament of Catalonia -the body that performs the functions of the plenary session until a new parliament is formed following […]
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Right to political representationViolation of autonomy5 January 2018
The Supreme Court rejects the appeal by Oriol Junqueras and maintains the measures of preventive detention in connection with the prosecution case for the 1 […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime11 January 2018
Oriol Junqueras requests Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena to transfer him to a prison in Catalonia given his election as a member of Parliament and […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to political representation30 January 2018
Torrent claims that his goal is to achieve an investiture debate that is ‘effective and secure.’ On 20 February, the socialist party MPs submitted an […]
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Right to political representationRights to free expression and assembly1 February 2018
The Disciplinary Commission of Soto del Real imposes a sanction on Jordi Sànchez prohibiting him from going outside for 30 days for the telephone messages […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation7 February 2018
Magistrate Francisco Monterde, vice-president of the Asociación Profesional de la Magistratura (a conservative association of judges) is appointed speaker forJordi Sànchez’s appeal against permission being […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRight 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 representation9 March 2018
Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena rejects the request by Jordi Sànchez to obtain an extraordinary permit to leave prison to attend the investiture in Parliament […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation20 March 2018
The hearing of the appeals by JxCat MPs Jordi Sànchez and Joaquim Forn against the decision by Supreme Court magistrate Pablo Llarena to keep them […]
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Free parliamentary debatePrison regimeRight to political representation10 April 2018
The Constitutional Court accepts an appeal for protection submitted by Carme Forcadell and Anna Simó against the decision taken by the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber […]
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Right to a fair trial17 April 2018
The the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber ratifies the decision made by judge Pablo Llarena not to grant a special permit to Jordi Sànchez to attend […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation19 April 2018
President Puigdemont, Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez, Josep Rull and the other JxCat MPs submit an appeal for protection to the Constitutional Court against judge Pablo […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight to political representation24 April 2018
Comín requested this the day before, given that he is subject to precautionary measures in Belgium. This means that JxCat and ERC have a total […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation26 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 representation14 May 2018
After the Constitutional Court rejected the appeal for protection submitted by rapper Josep Valtònyc, the National High Court sentenced him to prison within ten days […]
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European Arrest WarrantsRights to free expression and assembly17 May 2018
The the Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber dismisses appeals by Josep Rull, Jordi Turull, Dolors Bassa, Raül Romeva and Carme Forcadell against their preventive detention sentenced […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime6 June 2018
Toni Comín and Meritxell Serret ask for the first time to appear in person at the the Supreme Court for the case involving the leaders […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial18 June 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber ratifies the decision by Pablo Llarena forbidding the the investiture of Jordi Sànchez scheduled for 13 April, either by setting […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsRight 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 assembly26 June 2018
The Supreme Court’sCriminal Chamber dismisses all appeals against the interlocutory prosecution for the 1 October referendum case issued by Judge Pablo Llarena on 21 March. […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regime30 July 2018
The Supreme Court’s Criminal Chamber dismisses appeals lodged by Oriol Junqueras, Raül Romeva, Josep Rull, Jordi Turull and Jordi Sànchez against their suspension as ministers […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation8 October 2018
The Bureau of the Parliament meets before resuming the suspended general policy debate on 4 October and definitively rejects the delegation of votes by the […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation8 October 2018
The Constitutional Court admits the appeal for protection submitted by Francesc Homs against the sentence dictated by the Supreme Court for his involvement in organising […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation15 October 2018
About thirty people submit an appeal for protection, promoted by the Assemblea Nacional Catalana, to the Constitutional Court against suspending members of Parliament prosecuted for […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation6 November 2018
The Criminal Chamber of the National High Court dismisses appeals by Jordi Cuixart and Jordi Sànchez against the preventive detention ordered by the Examining Magistrate’s […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly1 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 Court17 December 2018
The Supreme Court upholds theHigh Court of Justice of Catalonia’s conviction of Artur Mas, Joana Ortega and Irene Rigau for disobedience, but reduces their respective […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation12 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 Court4 March 2019
The Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal presented by JxSí and CUP MPs against the dissolution of Parliament pursuant to Article 155, […]
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Right to political representationViolation of autonomy26 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 regime14 May 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court refuses to halt the prosecution of the leaders of the 1 October referendum who won seats in the […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation24 May 2019
The Bureau of Congress, chaired by Meritxell Batet, agrees to suspend as members of Congress the prisoners in the case against the leaders of the […]
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Prison regimeRight to political representation14 June 2019
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court does not authorise Oriol Junqueras (ERC), in preventive detention as a result of the case against the leaders […]
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Central Electoral BoardEuropean Arrest WarrantsPrison regimeRight to political representation17 June 2019
The Central Electoral Board holds a ceremony for MEP-elects to declare allegiance to the Constitution. The Central Electoral Board does not accept Carles Puigdemont and […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation2 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 autonomy26 September 2019
The CDRs imprisoned as part of Operation Judas begin to testify before the National High Court. Two of the detainees, Ferran Jolis and Jordi Ros, […]
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Politicisation of justicePrison regimeRights to free expression and assembly7 October 2019
The Spanish Government is challenging the resolution passed by Parliament on 25 July once again censuring the Spanish monarchy and reaffirming the right to self-determination. […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court16 October 2019
The photojournalist, wearing her credential, was covering a protest on Carrer Diputació against the Supreme Court ruling when she was injured in the leg by […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly18 October 2019
During the mass protests following the conviction of the pro-independence leaders the National Police arrest Guillem Padilla, Ivan, Sarah and Roc, accusing them of public […]
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Prison regimeRights to free expression and assembly22 October 2019
The Bureau of Parliament admits a motion put forth by JxCat, ERC and the CUP, condemning the Supreme Court ruling against the pro-independence leaders and […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court29 October 2019
The Bureau of Parliament allows debate on a motion presented by the CUP calling on Parliament to reiterate its will to exercise the right of […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court28 November 2019
The plenary session of the Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal for protection presented byOriol Junqueras against Judge Pablo Llarena’s decision to keep him in pre-trial […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation9 January 2020
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court announces its decision regarding the application of the Court of Justice of the EU’s 19 December ruling, which […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to political representation15 January 2020
The Constitutional Court finally rejects the appeal that Carles Puigdemont, Jordi Turull, Jordi Sànchez and the rest of the JxCat members ofParliament had brought against […]
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Judicial vetoes of elected officialsPrison regimeRight to political representation15 January 2020
The Constitutional Court rejects the appeals presented by Jordi Sànchez and Carme Forcadell (dismissed on 15 January), Raül Romeva (dismissed on 13 February), and Jordi […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation23 January 2020
The Supreme Court decides not to provisionally suspend the disqualification of Quim Torra as an MP, ordered by the Central Electoral Board following his conviction […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly30 January 2020
Despite the Court of Justice of the EU’s 19 December ruling establishing that MEP status is acquired when the election results are announced, the Central […]
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Central Electoral BoardRight to political representation7 February 2020
On 28 January it dismissed Oriol Junqueras’s appeal against the decision of Pablo Llarena, the investigating judge in the case against the leaders of the […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation9 February 2020
Jordi Sànchez, Jordi Turull, Joaquim Forn i Josep Rull had started a hunger strike to protest against the blocking, since this prevented them to resort […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regime11 February 2020
The Constitutional Court overturns the Bureau’s 29 October 2019 decision to allow a resolution presented by the CUP reaffirming Parliament’s commitment to the right to […]
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Free parliamentary debatePoliticised Constitutional Court11 February 2020
The Constitutional Court finally rejects the appeal that Carles Puigdemont and the other JxCat members of Parliament had presented against the refusal of Pablo Llarena, […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtPrison regimeRight to political representation25 February 2020
The appeal, presented in relation to the case against the leaders of the 1 October referendum and before Junqueras, Turull, Romeva, Rull and Sànchez were […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation4 March 2020
The prisoners have submitted appeals for protection asking for the verdict to be declared null and void, arguing that their fundamental rights, such as the […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly20 March 2020
Between 13 and 20 March, Junqueras, Forcadell and Romeva present appeals for protection before the Constitutional Court in relation to the ruling against the independence […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trialRights to free expression and assembly6 May 2020
The court accepts for consideration the appeal against the Supreme Court ruling presented by Turull, Bassa, Rull, Forn, Forcadell, Sànchez, Cuixart, Borràs and Mundó. The […]
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Prison regimeRight to a fair trial2 June 2020
In a letter addressed to the president of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez; the president of Congress, Meritxell Batet; the Prosecutor General; the president of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRights to free expression and assembly19 July 2020
The rapper Pablo Hasél presents an appeal for protection before the High Court against the sentence passed by the Supreme Court which ratifies his sentence […]
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Rights to free expression and assembly21 July 2020
The Plenary Session of the Constitutional Court unanimously endorses the decision of the Bureau of the Congress of Deputies of 24 May 2019 to suspend […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation28 September 2020
The Supreme Court ratifies the sentence issued by the High Court of Justice of Catalonia. Thus, the court rejects the appeal filed by Quim Torra […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justiceRight to political representationRights to free expression and assembly23 October 2020
The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court dismisses the appeal presented by Carles Puigdemont and Antoni Comín against the decision of the investigating magistrate of […]
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Politicisation of justiceRight to a fair trial3 November 2020
The Constitutional Courthas rejected the appeal for protection filed by Quim Torra against the decision of the Supreme Court not to suspend as a precautionary […]
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Central Electoral BoardJudicial vetoes of elected officialsPoliticisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to political representation17 November 2020
The prisoners argue that Narváez lacks impartiality to resolve the appeals for protection based on the magistrate’s value judgements during the conference entitled ‘The Catalan […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial14 December 2020
In July, the Supreme Court had already annulled the 2012 ruling in line with the orders of the European Court of Human Rights and the […]
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Right to a fair trial17 December 2020
The Constitutional Court has finally rejected the appeal, which was lodged by around thirty people in opposition to the Supreme Court’s ruling in July 2018, […]
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Free parliamentary debateRight to political representation16 February 2021
The magistrate presents a brief to the members of the court after the prisoners demand that he be recused following the Supreme Court’s ruling regarding […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial17 February 2021
Borràs was sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in prison, eight months of disqualification and issued with a fine of 60,000 euros for […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial17 March 2021
The former minister’s appeal argued that the Supreme Court had violated his presumption of innocence. The Constitutional Court dismisses the appeal because it considers that […]
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Politicisation of justicePoliticised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial18 March 2021
The full Constitutional Court unanimously endorses the decision of the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court of 14 May, 2019, not to suspend the trial […]
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Politicised Constitutional Court18 March 2021
The defence of the three exiles files for the recusal of Conde-Pumpido, magistrate of the Constitutional Court, in order that he abstain from the resolution […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtRight to a fair trial4 April 2021
The magistrate of the Constitutional Court Cándido Conde-Pumpido proposes through a letter to the president of the Constitutional Court that he abstain from taking part […]
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Politicised Constitutional CourtViolation of autonomy