Law: press and news

Legal section of the Spanish economic newspaper Expansión. It has four subsections: "Actualidad y tendencias" (News and Trends), "Fichajes" (Signings), "Sentencias" (Sentences) and "Opinión" (Opinion).

Legal supplement of the economic newspaper El Economista.

Web portal of the Catalan government (Generalitat de Catalunya) ministry in charge of administering justice in Catalonia. On the home page of the website you can consult the section "Actualitat" (News) and browse its "Àmbits d'actuació" (Fields of Action), especially the sub-section "Administració de justícia" (Justice Administration), with a selection of news.

Press and news section of the legislative body that supports government policy in Catalonia. The Parliament represents the people of Catalonia. On the home page you can consult the latest news and publications, recent institutional statements and legislative initiatives in the corresponding sections. We also recommend the section on "Activitat parlamentària" (Parliamentary Activity).

News section of the Spanish Ministry of Justice. You can search for news or consult the complete list on the link Ver todas las noticias (See all news).

Website of the Judiciary in Spain, with the latest news. We also recommend consulting the sections "General Council of the Judiciary", "National High Court", "Supreme Court" and "High Courts of Justice", where you can consult the respective sections "Novelties" and "Panorama", which contains news ítems.

News section of the Congress of Deputies, constitutional body representing the Spanish people. Apart from the "News" section (with news about the day to day running of the institution), the section called "Press Room" is also of special interest, and we recommend the sections "Initiatives" and "Latest Acts".

News about the Senate, constitutional body complementary to the Congress of Deputies. Apart from the "News" section, the "Press" section is also of special interest.

Outstanding news, press releases and speeches of the European Commission. See also the section called "Daily News".

News section focusing on justice and citizenship, of the European Parliament.

Joint press section of the European Council and the Council of the European Union. Section with press releases from both bodies.

Blog with news and comments on EU law.

Opinion and analysis blog managed by the newspaper The Wall Street Journal.

Radio 5 programme providing information on law-related concepts.

Agenda of the latest Law and Political Science Department activities provided by the UOC (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya).

Twitter feed with the latest information about the Law and Political Science Department provided by the UOC, with the participation of lecturers and contributors.

IDP. Revista d'Internet, Dret i Política (IDP. Internet, Law and Politics E-Journal) is a platform for reflection and discussion on the content and scope of the changes that information and communication technologies -and in particular, the phenomenon of Internet- have brought about in the fields of law, politics and public administration. IDP is a publication sponsored by the Law and Political Science Department at the Open University of Catalonia (UOC).

Website of the Centro de Estudios Financieros (Centre for Tax Studies, CEF), specialized in taxation and tax issues in Spain. It includes an annually updated comprehensive guide and a specialized forum on tax issues for users to ask questions and stay abreast of new developments in the field.

The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IEF) is a specialist research and training centre to serve the Spanish Tax Authority. The website contains news, legislation, statistics, publications... plus information on IEF.

Blog with news linked to tax law published in the media, by Francis Lefebvre.

The specialized newspaper Expansión.com includes the blog specialized in opinion on tax law, managed by the Garrigues Tax Law Department.

Blog specialized in the tax system of Navarre and the Basque Country, focused on enterprises operating in the latter. News analysis blog, overseen by Garrigues.

The National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) is the agency in charge of supervising securities markets in Spain and its purpose is to ensure the correct formation of prices and transparency of the markets, always in defence of investors. For the latest news on the CNMV, the home page of its website provides a selection of the most recent documents in the sections "Press release", "Statements", "Publications and other documents" and "Other Communications".

Opinion blog by Carlos Guerrero, lawyer specialized in commercial law. Within commercial law, this blog explores issues such as capital increase, start-up funding rounds, advice on emerging enterprises, business incubators, accelerators, venture capital companies and corporate restructuring.

Commercial law blog by Jesús Alfaro Aguila-Real, with contributions by other specialists on the subject.

Forum of the Harvard Law School with opinion pieces on corporate governance and financial regulation.

CEDRO is the Spanish non-profit association that focuses its activity on the defence and management of intellectual property rights of authors and editors with textual works protected by these rights. Its website provides news related to intellectual property, the CEDRO agenda and the latest instalments of its blog.

Magazine of the World Intellectual Property Organization with the latest articles on intellectual and industrial property.

Opinion blog on intellectual property, e-administration, data protection, and so on, by Josep Matas.

Blog of Miquel Peguera, lecturer in Commercial Law and New Technologies and director of the Postgraduate Programme at the UOC’s Law and Political Science Department.

Law blog linked to technology and e-commerce by Pablo Fernández Burgueño.

Website of the Centre for Financial Studies (CEF) specialized in labour law issues. It includes a selection of news related to this branch of law, as well as opinion pieces and a review of legislative and jurisprudence news.

Press selection of the latest labour law news published in the generalist media, by the specialized law firm Sagardoy Abogados.

Opinion and analysis blog on labour and social security law. Blog managed by Ignasi Beltran, director of the Law programme at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC).

Blog with analysis of labour law issues from a business advice perspective, managed by the Garrigues Labour Law Department.

The Human Rights Institute of Catalonia (IDHC) was founded more than twenty years ago in Barcelona by a group of people committed to fighting for the advancement of freedom and democracy around the world. They aimed to join individual efforts with the collective forces of both public and private institutions in order to expand the political, social and cultural rights of all people. The IDHC website allows you to keep up on human rights news and actions in Catalonia.

The Ombudsman is responsible for defending the fundamental rights and civil liberties of citizens can monitor the activity of the government. In the website you will find all the information, publications (reports and recommendations) and online services for filing complaints.

The European Court of Human Rights is the highest judicial authority guaranteeing human rights and ensuring fundamental liberties throughout Europe.

NGO that advocates human rights and civil liberties, formed by jurists specialized in international law. We recommend the section "Press Area", where you can find information on Rights International Spain published in the media and news on human rights and civil liberties.

Open access publication, interdisciplinary and scientifically revised by experts, on conflict resolution. It is based on the belief that non-violence is an efficient means of fighting against conflicts and, consequently, promotes this as a method of conflict resolution and also as a management strategy.

An open-access, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal devoted to conflict resolution. It is premised on the belief that non-violence is an effective means of defusing conflict and, to this end, promotes it as a method for both resolving and managing conflicts.