Immigrants in Spain pay attention to Spanish law: every country's criminal law, whether it is China's or Spain's, can be divided into broad and narrow criminal law. Broad criminal law refers to the totality of legal norms that define crimes, criminal responsibility, and penalties, including the Penal Code and provisions on criminal responsibility that are not included in the Penal Code. Narrow criminal law refers specifically to the Penal Code.
The main body of Spanish criminal law has undergone a series of amendments since its promulgation, Ley Orgánica 10/1995, of November 23, of the Penal Code, abbreviated as Código Penal, which is the Penal Code. In addition, there are a series of independent provisions with criminal law characteristics, such as Ley Orgánica 7/2003, of June 30, on measures for the comprehensive and effective enforcement of penalties, or Ley Orgánica 9/2002, of December 10, amending Ley Orgánica 10/1995, of November 23, of the Penal Code, and the Civil Code, regarding the abduction of minors, etc.
According to the different subjects of legal application, there are also the Military Penal Code (Código Penal Militar) and the Juvenile Penal Code (Ley Orgánica 5/2000 of January 12, regulating the criminal responsibility of minors). The former is a penal code that applies only to military personnel, while the latter is a penal code that applies to minors. This means that if a person committing an offense is a soldier, the Military Penal Code is used to determine their criminal responsibility; if the accused is a minor, the judge will determine their criminal responsibility based on the Juvenile Penal Code. However, in general, the criminal law applicable to the general public is the Código Penal.
The following content we introduce is also centered around the Código Penal. Since Spanish criminal law covers a wide range of topics, we cannot provide a detailed introduction but will only state what we consider to be basic and practical knowledge. However, any isolated issues that readers encounter can be raised with us, and we will do our best to provide answers and assist everyone in finding effective solutions to their problems. At the same time, we welcome readers to provide criticism or guidance on our content.
