Practice question · True or false
Under Article 96.1 of the Spanish Constitution, a validly concluded treaty forms part of the internal legal order once it has been officially published in Spain.
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- The Constitution attaches internal effect to a specific formality.
- Publication in the official gazette is the condition.
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True
Why
True, and the condition is worth separating from international validity. Spain is bound as a state from the moment the treaty is in force for Spain; it becomes part of the internal order, applicable by Spanish courts to individuals, on official publication. A treaty can therefore bind the state internationally and not yet be law inside it.
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