Overview
- The VI World Conference of Constitutional Justice is underway at IFEMA in Madrid, co‑organized with the Venice Commission and hosting presidents and delegates from 85 courts through October 30.
- Cándido Conde-Pumpido stressed that constitutional courts sit at the apex of the legal order and that their rulings cannot be questioned by any court as the Spanish tribunal processes amparo appeals linked to the 'procés' amnesty.
- He criticized tactics that hinder execution of constitutional judgments, recalled Spain’s 2015 enforcement tools adopted during the 'procés', and alluded to recent friction such as the Sevilla court’s EU referral after the ERE case acquittals.
- He urged that the Senate complete the Constitutional Court’s scheduled December renewal on time, warning that prolonged delays can impair institutional functioning.
- Justice Minister Félix Bolaños highlighted the Spanish court’s rulings on abortion and parental leave and cautioned against rights backsliding driven by populist dynamics, with King Felipe VI due to close the conference on October 30.