The Principle of Sovereignty in Constitutional History of Spain

The article is devoted to the significance of the principle of sovereignty in the constitutional history of Spain, evolution of its content, peculiarities of the legislative design of its types, identified in jurisprudence by content elements and subjects. The author of the article notes the urgency of the problem of choosing a holder of constituent sovereignty (associated with the right to adopt a constitution) in the 19th century; a nation, a king, at the same time a nation (represented by the cortes) and a king were recognized as its holders; the choice determined the subject of established sovereignty (identified with the supreme, legislative power). The unequal attitude towards sovereignty at different stages of Spanish history in the 20th century is shown. The author of the article concludes that the actualization of practical tasks of state building in the republic with regional autonomy, strictly centralized Spanish state, kingdom with autonomic communities focused the attention of the founders on the state as the holder of sovereignty, on developing the organization of its implementation through a system of government bodies.