Military power and its influence on the freedom of the press: the conflict of jurisdiction (1883-1906)

Authors

  • María López de Ramón Profesora ayudante doctor Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i23.838

Keywords:

Freedom of press, Military power, Spanish Army, Censorship, Bourbon Restoration, Law of Jurisdictio

Abstract

During the Bourbon Restoration, the Spanish Army played a key role in the effective recognition of freedom of the press. Over the years, the military authorities carried out a series of actions aimed at restricting free information and opinion in newspapers, especially if they dealt with military matters. The competence to judge printing offences committed by civilians was one of the few matters that escaped the army's intervention. In order to put pressure on the government and control offences against the army that were spread by the Spanish press, the military power used different mechanisms and finally managed to tip the balance of the conflict of jurisdictions in favour of the military with the approval of the Law of Jurisdiction in 1906.

Enviado el (Submission Date): 14/03/2022
Aceptado el (Acceptance Date): 17/04/2022

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Published

2022-09-14

Issue

No. 23 (2022): Historia Constitucional N. 23 (2022)

Section

Spain

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