In whose name is justice administered in Spain?
Sources: 1 link, read on 21 October 2026.
Spanish Constitution, article 117 (BOE, consolidated text), read on 21 October 2026.
Answer: In the name of the King. Article 117.1 also says justice comes from the people.
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Constitution · article 117.1
The question in Spanish
¿En nombre de quién se administra la justicia en España?
The options
- AIn the name of the President of the GovernmentEn nombre del presidente del Gobierno
- BIn the name of the KingEn nombre del ReyCorrect
- CIn the name of the Constitutional CourtEn nombre del Tribunal Constitucional
What the Constitution says
«1. La justicia emana del pueblo y se administra en nombre del Rey por Jueces y Magistrados integrantes del poder judicial, independientes, inamovibles, responsables y sometidos únicamente al imperio de la ley.»
Spanish Constitution of 1978, article 117 (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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