La Preocupación por la Calidad de las Leyes

Abstract

The concern for the quality of the law is not new, but it has known a boom in the contemporary world, in which the laws multiply and the legal system becomes so complex. This paper analyzes the evolution in Spain in terms of legislative technique, as well as the scarce advances in the doctrine of the Constitutional Court, despite the fact that the flaws in laws and the obscurity of the legal system may damage legal certainty, a principle recognized by the Constitution. . A reflection on the state of the matter and the pending improvements, especially in regulatory impact assessment, shows that the advances may not be sufficient if the rules already adopted are not observed in law-making. On the other hand, the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic has caused an excessive legislative proliferation, with trends -such as the excess of emergency decree-laws- that still remain.