Francisco Tomás y Valiente | |
|---|---|
| President of the Constitutional Court | |
| In office 4 March 1986 – 14 July 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel García Pelayo |
| Succeeded by | Miguel Rodríguez-Piñero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1932 Valencia, Spain |
| Died | February 14, 1996 (aged 63) Madrid, Spain |
| Cause of death | Homicide |
| Resting place | Mingorrubio, Madrid |
| Alma mater | University of Valencia |
Francisco Tomás y Valiente (8 December 1932 – 14 February 1996) was a Spanish jurist, historian, and writer. He was professor of history of law in the Autonomous University of Madrid. He presided Spain's Constitutional Court from 1986 to 1992. He was assassinated by ETA in 1996.[1]
His killing led to between 850,000[2] and 1 million people marching in protest through Madrid, headed by the then Prime Minister, Felipe González (PSOE), and the leaders of all mainstream political parties.[3]
Regarding the definition of "state", Tomás y Valiente declared that without a state there could be neither Law nor rights, only chaos ("Sin Estado no hay ni Derecho ni derechos, solo hay caos"). Likewise, as an expert in the history of Law, he was convinced that the Law does not suffice without goodwill, and he was especially concerned about two particular risks, of four, that he perceived in Spain's political system: the lack of goodwill in co-operating and the autonomous communities' haste in reaching their maximum degree of autonomy.[4]
Publications
- El derecho penal de la monarquía absoluta: (siglos XVI - XVII - XVII) (Ed. Tecnos, 1969)
- El marco político de la desamortización en España (Ariel, 1971)
- La Tortura Judicial en España (Ariel, 1973)
- La Tortura en España (Ariel, 1974)
- Manual de historia del derecho español (Técnos, 1983)
- Gobierno e instituciones en la España del Antiguo Regimen (Alianza Editorial, 1999)
See also
References
- ↑ (in Spanish) "El Rey elogia a Tomás y Valiente y califica el terrorismo como ataque directo a la convivencia" El País. Retrieved 126 May 2013.
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Madrid se alza contra el terrorismo" El País. Retrieved 126 May 2013.
- ↑ "Spain's fears for a new civil war" The Independent. Retrieved 126 May 2013.
- ↑ (in Spanish) Miguel Artola Gallego (1996) "Tomás y Valiente: Obra Incompleta", p. 10. in Boletín de la Real Academia de la Historia, TOMO CXCIII. NUMERO I. AÑO 1996 At Google Books. Retrieved 28 July 2013.