Constitution of Spain 1978, as amended to 2024
Equality and Non-Discrimination
  • English
    (1) Spain is hereby established as a social and democratic State, subject to the rule of law, which advocates freedom, justice, equality and political pluralism as highest values of its legal system.
    … (Sec. 1)
  • Spanish
    1. España se constituye en un Estado social y democrático de Derecho, que propugna como valores superiores de su ordenamiento jurídico la libertad, la justicia, la igualdad y el pluralismo político.
    … (Art. 1)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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    ...
    (2) It is the responsibility of the public authorities to promote conditions ensuring that freedom and equality of individuals and of the groups to which they belong are real and effective, to remove the obstacles preventing or hindering their full enjoyment, and to facilitate the participation of all citizens in political, economic, cultural and social life.
    … (Sec. 9)
  • Spanish
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    2. Corresponde a los poderes públicos promover las condiciones para que la libertad y la igualdad del individuo y de los grupos en que se integra sean reales y efectivas; remover los obstáculos que impidan o dificulten su plenitud y facilitar la participación de todos los ciudadanos en la vida política, económica, cultural y social.
    … (Art. 9)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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    Spaniards are equal before the law and may not in any way be discriminated against on account of birth, race, sex, religion, opinion or any other personal or social condition or circumstance. (Sec. 14)
  • Spanish
    Los españoles son iguales ante la ley, sin que pueda prevalecer discriminación alguna por razón de nacimiento, raza, sexo, religión, opinión o cualquier otra condición o circunstancia personal o social. (Art. 14)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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    (1) All Spaniards have the same rights and obligations in any part of the State territory.
    … (Sec. 139)
  • Spanish
    1. Todos los españoles tienen los mismos derechos y obligaciones en cualquier parte del territorio del Estado.
    … (Art. 139)
Equality and Non-Discrimination
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    (1) The State shall have exclusive competence over the following matters:
    1) Regulation of basic conditions guaranteeing the equality of all Spaniards in the exercise of their rights and in the fulfilment of their constitutional duties.
    ... (Sec. 149)
  • Spanish
    1. El Estado tiene competencia exclusiva sobre las siguientes materias:
    1ª. La regulación de las condiciones básicas que garanticen la igualdad de todos los españoles en el ejercicio de los derechos y en el cumplimiento de los deberes constitucionales.
    … (Art. 149)
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3- Chapter 2 on Rights and Liberties.
4- Chapter 3 on Principles governing Ecomic and Social Policy

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5- Chapter 2 on Rights and Liberties.
6- Chapter 3 on Principles governing Ecomic and Social Policy