Spanish Confiscations: Mendizabal and Madoz (1836-1924)
Confiscation During the Liberal Revolution in the Reign of Elizabeth II
D) New annulment of the measures of the Absolutist Decade (1823-1833).
Mendizabal’s Confiscation (1836)
- Affected the goods of the clergy.
- Resulted in the elimination of numerous religious orders.
- Objective: Raising funds for the expenses of the First Carlist War and public debt.
1837 Estates Law
- Pretended to convert the property linked to the Ancien Régime into free property that could circulate in the market.
1841 (During Regency
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Lisbon Treaty
- More effective: Simpler procedures, permanent chairman of the congress.
- More democratic: Increased European Parliament powers and citizen initiative. Includes Charter of Fundamental Rights.
- More transparent: Clarifies the role of each institution, greater access for citizens.
- More united on the world stage: High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
- More secure: Combating climate change and terrorism.
The European Union is the largest provider of development aid.
European
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State General Budgets
The budget can be defined as the legislative act that authorizes the maximum amount of expenditure undertaken during the financial period and anticipates the revenue needed to finance them. Annual expressions are adopted by law in the courts, computed in which obligations are determined as the maximum the State can recognize, as well as the entire income toward each other concepts. The corresponding period is expected to obtain the preparation of the quotation for the government,
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Decree Law (Article 86 of the Spanish Constitution)
A decree law is a legal rule with the force of law that the Government dictates in cases of extraordinary and urgent necessity. Both elements must be present, which are referred to by legal doctrine as the “enabling event.”
The Constitutional Court refrains from establishing when there is “extraordinary necessity,” and this function is left to Parliament. However, the Court does determine if the subject matter should be regulated urgently, and if
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Item 3: Core Principles of the Spanish Constitution
State of Law
The Rule of Law Measurement Principle: The state guarantees the exercise of fundamental rights. It divides the exercise of state powers between different institutions and subordinates its actions to the law, an expression of the will of the people.
Rule of Law: The popular expression of the will. Self-government for citizens requires the subordination of state powers to the will of the people expressed through their representatives. It
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**Concept of Tribute**
Tribute is the obligation to pay a sum of money to the government to sustain public expenditure. Clause 21 of the General Tax Law (LGT) states that “taxes are the revenues which consist of cash benefits required by the Government as a consequence of making the assumption that the law made it duty-bound to contribute.”
**Specifications**
- a) Monetary obligation: It is to give an amount of money.
- b) Obligation required by a public entity.
- c) Legal obligation: It has to be made by