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Nominally, a Statute of Autonomy is a law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
 hierarchically located under the constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
 of a country, and over any other form of legislation (including organic law
Organic law

An organic law or fundamental law is a law or system of laws which forms the foundation of a government, corporation or other organization's body of rules....
s). This legislative corpus concedes a degree of autonomy
Autonomy

Autonomy is the right to self-government. Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethics philosophy. Within these contexts, it refers to the capacity of a Rationality individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision....
 to a subnational unit, and the articles usually mimic the form of a constitution, establishing the organization of the autonomous government, the electoral rules, the distribution of competences between different levels of governance and other regional-specific provisions, like the protection of cultural or lingual realities.

In Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, the process of devolution
Devolution

Devolution is the Statute granting of powers from the central government of a state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level....
 after the transition to democracy
Spanish transition to democracy

The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democracy. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco?s death on November 20, 1975, while its completion has been variously said to be marked by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, the failure of 23-F on Februar...
 (1979) created 17 Autonomous Communities
Autonomous communities of Spain

The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 each one having its own Statute of Autonomy.






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Nominally, a Statute of Autonomy is a law
LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
 hierarchically located under the constitution
Constitution

A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity....
 of a country, and over any other form of legislation (including organic law
Organic law

An organic law or fundamental law is a law or system of laws which forms the foundation of a government, corporation or other organization's body of rules....
s). This legislative corpus concedes a degree of autonomy
Autonomy

Autonomy is the right to self-government. Autonomy is a concept found in moral, political, and bioethics philosophy. Within these contexts, it refers to the capacity of a Rationality individual to make an informed, un-coerced decision....
 to a subnational unit, and the articles usually mimic the form of a constitution, establishing the organization of the autonomous government, the electoral rules, the distribution of competences between different levels of governance and other regional-specific provisions, like the protection of cultural or lingual realities.

In Spain
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, the process of devolution
Devolution

Devolution is the Statute granting of powers from the central government of a state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level....
 after the transition to democracy
Spanish transition to democracy

The Spanish transition to democracy was the era when Spain moved from the dictatorship of Francisco Franco to a liberal democracy. The transition is usually said to have begun with Franco?s death on November 20, 1975, while its completion has been variously said to be marked by the Spanish Constitution of 1978, the failure of 23-F on Februar...
 (1979) created 17 Autonomous Communities
Autonomous communities of Spain

The Autonomous Community is the first-level political division of the Kingdom of Spain, established in accordance with the Spanish Constitution of 1978....
 each one having its own Statute of Autonomy. In June 18, 2006, Catalonia
Catalonia

Catalonia , is an Autonomous Community in northeast Spain.Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km? and has an official population of 7,210,508. It borders France and Andorra to the north, Aragon to the west, the Valencian Community to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the east ....
 approved in referendum
Referendum

A referendum , ballot question, or plebiscite is a direct vote in which an entire Constituency is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal....
 a new but controversial Catalan Statute of Autonomy, enhancing the degree of autonomy of this Spanish region.

See also

  • Scotland Act 1998
    Scotland Act 1998

    The Scotland Act 1998 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is the Act which established the devolved Scottish Parliament....
  • Government of Wales Act 1998
    Government of Wales Act 1998

    This is about the Act that set up the Welsh Assembly. For the newer Government of Wales Act 2006, see that article.The Government of Wales Act, 1998 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....
  • Northern Ireland Act 1998
    Northern Ireland Act 1998

    The Northern Ireland Act 1998 is an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established a devolved legislature for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Assembly, after decades of direct rule from Westminster....