| Author (Person) | Asens, Jaume, Salellas, Bernat |
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| Publisher | Statewatch |
| Series Title | Statewatch Analysis |
| Series Details | Volume 20, Number 8 |
| Publication Date | May 2018 |
| ISSN | 1756-851X |
| Content Type | Journal Article |
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Abstract: The rule of law means putting limits ‘from below’ and from outside upon the power of the state. In a strict conception of the democratic principle, the law cannot be a mechanism for covering up abuses of power, but a brake upon them or their primary antidote. Against the background of legal exceptionality currently being experienced in Catalonia, on the weekend of 5 May Barcelona played host to the first ‘Congress in Defence of the Rule of Law’. The event brought together magistrates, professors of criminal and international law, journalists, members of human rights organisations and lawyers. One of the objectives of the meeting was to advocate for the rule of law as an instrument of denunciation and resistance in the face of the systematic breach of democratic rules that has taken place in recent years in Spain. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.statewatch.org/analyses/no-330-law-in-times-of-exceptiont.pdf |
| Subject Categories | Law |
| Subject Tags | Fundamental | Human Rights, Rule of Law |
| Countries / Regions | Spain |
