Restorative justice in Spain

At present time there is no a general provision onrestorative justice in Spain. A probable argument for it is theenforcement of the principle of legality in Spanish CriminalLaw and criminal procedureaccording to the ‘legalityprinciple’ enacted by Art. 9(3) Spanish Constitution and Art.1 Act on Criminal Procedure as general rule, which is theordinary one existing in the European models of criminalprocedure.

Nevertheless, in Spain as in other European countries,opportunity principles have increasingly been introduced, at least as an exceptional rule. In this context some traces of restorative justice can be appreciated, as it shall be further exposed.

Journal/Publisher: Wolters Kluwer

Publication type: Book chapter

Number of pages/Page range: 163-180

Language/s (content): English

Date of publication: 02-01-15

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