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  2. Judiciary of Spain - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish legal system is a civil law system based on comprehensive legal codes and laws rooted in Roman law, as opposed to common law, which is based on precedent court rulings. Operation of the Spanish judiciary is regulated by Organic Law 6/1985 of the Judiciary Power, Law 1/2000 of Civil Judgement, Law of September 14 1882 on Criminal ...

  3. Harana (serenade) - Wikipedia

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    It is a traditional form of courtship music in which a man woos a woman by singing underneath her window at night. It is widely practiced in many parts of the Philippines with a set of protocols, a code of conduct, and a specific style of music. Harana itself uses mainly Hispanic protocols in music, although its origins lie in the old pre ...

  4. Courtship in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Traditional courtship in the Philippines is described as a "far more subdued and indirect" [1] approach compared to Western or Westernized cultures. It involves "phases" or "stages" inherent to Philippine society and culture. [1] [2] Evident in courtship in the Philippines is the practice of singing romantic love songs, reciting poems, writing ...

  5. Courtship - Wikipedia

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    Courtship. Courtship is the period wherein some couples get to know each other prior to a possible marriage or committed romantic, de facto relationship. Courtship traditionally may begin after a betrothal and may conclude with the celebration of marriage. [1]

  6. Constitutional Court of Spain - Wikipedia

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    The Constitutional Court ( Spanish: Tribunal Constitucional) [n. 1] is the supreme interpreter of the Spanish Constitution, with the power to determine the constitutionality of acts and statutes made by any public body, central, regional, or local in Spain. It is defined in Part IX [2] (sections 159 through 165) of the Constitution of Spain ...

  7. Courtesan - Wikipedia

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    La Dame aux Camélias is a novel about a courtesan by French author Alexandre Dumas, fils that was turned into the opera La Traviata by Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi. In the novel, the courtesan's name is Marguerite Gautier; in the opera, it is Violetta Valéry. "La Traviata" in Italian translates "The Wayward One".

  8. Royal intermarriage - Wikipedia

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    The Habsburg Philip II of Spain and his wife, the Tudor Mary I of England. Mary and Philip were first cousins once removed. Royal intermarriage is the practice of members of ruling dynasties marrying into other reigning families. It was more commonly done in the past as part of strategic diplomacy for national interest.

  9. Courtly love - Wikipedia

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    Courtly love ( Occitan: fin'amor [finaˈmuɾ]; French: amour courtois [amuʁ kuʁtwa]) was a medieval European literary conception of love that emphasized nobility and chivalry. Medieval literature is filled with examples of knights setting out on adventures and performing various deeds or services for ladies because of their "courtly love".