Does the right of peaceful assembly (derecho de reunión) need previous authorization?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 21 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: No. Article 21 recognises peaceful assembly without arms and it needs no previous authorization.
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Constitution · article 21.1
The question in Spanish
¿Necesita autorización previa el derecho de reunión pacífica?
The options
- AYes, always from the GovernmentSí, siempre del Gobierno
- BYes, always from a judgeSí, siempre de un juez
- CNo, it does not need previous authorizationNo, no necesita autorización previaCorrect
What the Constitution says
«1. Se reconoce el derecho de reunión pacífica y sin armas. El ejercicio de este derecho no necesitará autorización previa.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 21 (paragraph 1, consolidated text at the BOE), read on 21 October 2026. The quotation is in Spanish, as the BOE prints it; the English wording of the answer is ours. Laws carry no copyright (Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, art. 13), so we quote the text as it stands.
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