Structure of Public Administration in Spain
General State Administration (AGE)
The General State Administration (Administración General del Estado – AGE) acts across three dimensions:
- Central: Government level.
- Peripheral: Delegates and Sub-delegates.
- Functional: Autonomous agencies and public enterprises.
Central Administration
The Central Administration implements the administrative policy of the Government. To perform these actions, it is organized into departments (ministries) with central services.
The Prime Minister is the most important
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Objective Law vs. Subjective Right
This is the distinction between Derecho objetivo (law) and derecho subjetivo (right).
- Derecho objetivo (law): It is the set of principles and norms to which human relations in society are subjected. It is a code broad enough to address all aspects that can arise in every personal or social interaction. Thus, among other things, law (Derecho objetivo) establishes how legal contracts must be established between individuals, what duties a worker has, what is considered
Tax Subjects: Active, Taxpayer, Substitute, and Solidarity
Active Subject: The active subject of a tax is the public entity that develops the procedures for the application of the tribute. Therefore, we can define the active subject as the “public entity holder of the administrative power for the management and requirement of the tribute.” Since the establishment of taxes can only be made by the holders of the financial power (article 133 CE: the state, the CCAA, and the local corporations), in the cases that other public entities different from these
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Jurisdiction (555)
State – 178
Principle of Domestic Jurisdiction (557)
Criminal Jurisdiction
- Territorial Jurisdiction – 561
- Nationality Jurisdiction – 567
Other Jurisdictions
- Passive Personality – 571
- Protection Principle – 573
- Universality Principle – 574
- Extraterritorial I – 585
- Extradition – 591
- Extraterritorial II – 593
Immunity to Jurisdiction (601)
- Absolute Immunity Approach – 605
- Restrictive Immunity Approach – 607
- Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Acts – 610
Immunity to Violation of Human Rights (616)
Non-Immunity
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International Agreements and Rights
At present, there are numerous international treaties and conventions signed by states on the most diverse matters. There are also various international declarations of rights. Universal declarations include:
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- The Declaration of the Rights of the Child
- The Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
- etc.
Supranational Organizations
After the Second World War, there has been a proliferation of supranational organizations,
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Introduction to Law Concepts
Etymology and Definition
The term ‘Law’ (or ‘Right’) relates to the Latin words directum (meaning straight or direct) and dirigere (meaning to direct or set straight).
Law is defined as a set of norms, rules, precepts, or mandatory legal principles created to regulate the conduct of citizens within a legally organized society.
Key aspects include:
- Imperative: Law imposes obligations, orders, and commands.
- Attributive: Law assigns rights and privileges to individuals.