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Vanderbilt University Law School

1982

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The Spanish Constitution Of 1978: Legislative Competence Of The Autonomous Communities In Civil Law Matters, Juan C. Palau, Jose W. Fernandez Jan 1982

The Spanish Constitution Of 1978: Legislative Competence Of The Autonomous Communities In Civil Law Matters, Juan C. Palau, Jose W. Fernandez

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

The Spanish Constitution of 1978 had to deal with the issues that emerged with the advent of a democratic regime following the death of General Francisco Franco in 1975. Political pluralism, the relationship between church and state, and the official language of the Spanish state were among the dilemmas facing the Constitutional Commission. Yet the historically sensitive issue of the autonomy of the Spanish regions proved to be the most troublesome. Title VIII of the Constitution provides a political compromise in resolution of this issue although scholars and politicians, including some constitutional draftsmen, have criticized the ambiguity of this title. …


Book Reviews, Journal Staff Jan 1982

Book Reviews, Journal Staff

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Israel and Palestine--Assault on the Law of Nations by Julius Stone.

Baltimore: The John Hopkins University Press. 1981. Pp.223. $17.50.

Reviewed by Barry Hart Dubner

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Treatise on Air--Aeronautical Law. Nicolas Mateesco Matte.

Toronto: The Carswell Co. Ltd., Pp. 832.

Reviewed by John M. Lindsey