Practice question · Numerical answer
How many requirements does the classic Spanish definition of the Estado de Derecho set out?
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- Rule of statute and separation of powers are two of them.
- Four, and the fourth is the contested one.
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4
Why
Four: rule of statute, separation of powers, legality of the administration, and fundamental rights effectively guaranteed. The count matters because of what happens at three. A regime with the first three and not the fourth is orderly, reviewable and not a state of law, which was exactly the argument being made in Spain in 1966.
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