The judicial reforms of the first Republican biennium (1931-1933)

Authors

  • Rubén Pérez Trujillano Universidad de Granada

Keywords:

judicial power, judicial independence, judicial governance, rule of law, Constitutional State, inter-war Europe, interwar Europe

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyse the judicial reforms developed by the Spanish Second Republic during 1931-1933, an epoque mainly known due to its reforms in different fields. This paper systematises the judicial reforms according to their goals: constitutionalisation of an independent public power, republicanisation of its components and practices, citizen participation in the justice system and, finally, modernisation of procedures and working habits.

Enviado el (Submission Date): 15/03/2024

Aceptado el (Acceptance Date): 4/05/2024

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Published

2024-09-03

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 25 (2024): Historia Constitucional N. 25 (2024)

Section

Dossier: Ninety years of the first biennium of the Second Republic

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