The Professional Association of Magistrates ( es, Asociación Profesional de la Magistratura) is one of the five
Spanish
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, professional associations of
judges and
magistrates
The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a '' magistratus'' was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judici ...
. Since judges and magistrates in Spain are barred from joining trade unions, professional associations such as APM have adopted the traditional union role of protecting their employment rights and conditions. APM is the biggest professional association of judges and magistrates in Spain and is considered to be ideologically conservative.
See also
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Spanish Judiciary
The Judiciary of Spain consists of Courts and Tribunals, composed of judges and magistrates (Justices), who have the power to administer justice in the name of the King of Spain.
Law
The Spanish legal system is a civil law system based on comp ...
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General Council of the Judicial Power of Spain
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Judges for Democracy
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Francisco de Vitoria Association
External links
Official siteNews of Association in ELPAIS.com
Trade unions in Spain
Law of Spain
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