Spanish Courts and Tribunals: Organization Study

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What is the primary function of the Spanish Courts and Tribunals?

Executing governmental and administrative activities

Exercising jurisdictional functions (correct)

Planning and managing judiciary infrastructure

Managing non-jurisdictional personnel

Which aspect ensures independence from the executive for the management and administration of the judiciary in Spain?

Material infrastructure management

Governmental and administrative aspect

Judicial self-government (correct)

Management of non-jurisdictional personnel

What falls under the administrative and governmental activities of the Spanish Courts and Tribunals?

Management of judicial planning

Management of non-jurisdictional personnel (correct)

Exercising jurisdictional functions

Retirement of jurisdictional personnel

What is responsible for the determination of the number of courts required in a given district or province in Spain?

Management of judicial planning Signup and view all the answers

Which function ensures the specialization of certain courts in specific matters in Spain, such as family or criminal enforcement?

Management of judicial planning Signup and view all the answers

Which body has the regulatory power for the development of the LOPJ?

Autonomous Communities Signup and view all the answers

Who has the selection, training, management, and disciplinary power of the personnel in the service of the administration of justice?

Ministry of Justice Signup and view all the answers

What is determined by regional law according to the LOPJ?

Capital of the judicial districts Signup and view all the answers

Who is responsible for urging the General Council of the Judicial Power to order the inspection of any Court or Tribunal?

Ministry of Justice Signup and view all the answers

Which body is attributed with limited control over the activity of the General Council of the Judicial Power?

Parliament Signup and view all the answers

In Spain, what determines the competence of the judicial branches in civil, criminal, contentious-administrative, and social matters?

The subject matter, amount claimed, or the person being sued within the same branch Signup and view all the answers

Which criterion ensures the generic competence of the civil, criminal, contentious-administrative, and social judicial branches in Spain?

Objective competence Signup and view all the answers

What determines whether a court in Spain has first instance (appeal) or cassation procedural functions?

Specialized chambers and sections within the tribunals Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect of the Spanish judicial system cannot be modified through submission agreements?

The subject matter, amount claimed, or the person being sued within the same branch Signup and view all the answers

What determines attractive force civil jurisdiction in Spain?

The specialized chambers and sections within the tribunals Signup and view all the answers

Which body in Spain has jurisdiction over generic matters not specifically attributed to other bodies?

Superior High Courts Signup and view all the answers

What kind of matters does the Contentious-administrative branch in Spain have jurisdiction over?

Acts of the administration subject to administrative law Signup and view all the answers

What level of authority is responsible for acts and provisions of the Council of Ministers in Spain?

National High Court Signup and view all the answers

Which body has jurisdiction over claims for patrimonial responsibility in Spain?

Contentious administrative courts Signup and view all the answers

In Spain, which body is responsible for hearing administrative contracts and preparatory acts?