Law of Spain
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Spain is a Parliamentary monarchy with a hereditary constitutional monarch as head of state. Under the 1978 Constitution, power is centered in a bicameral legislature--the Cortes (comprising a lower house, the Congress of Deputies, and an upper house, the Senate). Both houses are elected by universal suffrage every four years (unless parliament is dissolved earlier by head of state), but the 350-member Congress of Deputies uses proportional representation system, whereas the Senate contains 208 members elected directly as well as 49 regional representatives. The Congress of Deputies wields greater legislative power. The leader of the dominant political party in the Cortes is designated prime minister and serves as head of government. The prime minister, deputy prime minister, and cabinet ministers together make up Council of Ministers, the highest national executive institution with both policy-making and administrative functions. Further details
In December 2004, the Spanish Government passed a special law allowing the formation of the Spanish Courts for Violence against Women.
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