Francisco Tomás y Valiente

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]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Tomás and the second or maternal family name is Valiente.
Francisco Tomás y Valiente
President of the Constitutional Court
In office
4 March 1986 – 14 July 1992
Preceded byManuel García Pelayo
Succeeded byMiguel Rodríguez-Piñero
Personal details
Born(1932-12-08)December 8, 1932
Valencia, Spain
DiedFebruary 14, 1996(1996-02-14) (aged 63)
Madrid, Spain
Cause of deathHomicide
Resting placeMingorrubio, Madrid
Alma materUniversity of Valencia
Monument on Avenida de Francisco Tomas Y Valiente, at Autonomous University of Madrid

His killing led to between 850,000[2] to 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 Espana del Antiguo Regimen (Alianza Editorial, 1999)

See also

References
  1. (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.
  2. (in Spanish) "Madrid se alza contra el terrorismo" El País. Retrieved 126 May 2013.
  3. "Spain's fears for a new civil war" The Independent. Retrieved 126 May 2013.
  4. (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.
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