Practice question · True or false
A law that has not been published in the Official Gazette does not bind citizens, however widely it is known.
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- What does publication do, legally?
- Publicity is a condition of validity.
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True
Why
True. Publication is a condition of a norm taking effect, not a courtesy, art. 9.3 of the Constitution guarantees publicidad de las normas. Actual knowledge does not substitute, because the guarantee protects everyone's ability to know the law in advance rather than any individual's awareness of it.
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