The Constitutional will enter this week into the debate on Vox's appeal against the euthanasia law

It will also study new challenges in up to thirteen cases against Conde-Pumpido, Campo, Díez and Segoviano

MADRID, 5 Mar. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Constitutional Court (TC) will begin in its plenary session this week the debate on Vox's appeal against the euthanasia law, which it should have addressed in its previous conclave but was delayed due to the challenges launched by the PP against several magistrates, that were finally rejected, while it will address other issues such as the admissibility of the appeal of that same party against the penal reform that eliminated sedition and modified embezzlement.

As reported by the TC, in the plenary session that will begin on March 7, the magistrates will delve into the study of the appeal formulated by deputies of the Vox parliamentary group against Organic Law 3/2021, of March 24, on the Regulation of Euthanasia, and, secondarily, against a good part of its articles.

The court of guarantees has clarified that it is a first approximation, based on a presentation given to magistrate Ramón Sáez, since it will probably take several plenary sessions to resolve this appeal, "given the complexity and relevance of the matter". .

The intention of the president of the TC, Cándido Conde-Pumpido, was for this matter to be included in the plenary session of February 21, 22 and 23, but it could not be because the procedure was suspended pending the resolution of the challenges launched by the ' populares' against magistrates Juan Carlos Campo and Laura Díez to remove them from this deliberation.

In the previous plenary session, the Constitutional Court rejected the challenges against Campo and Díez, thus shielding its composition -now with a progressive majority- to respond to the challenge of the euthanasia law.

In that same conclave, he also dismissed Vox's challenges against Conde-Pumpido, Campo, Díez and María Luisa Segoviano in the party's own appeal against the penal reform that repealed sedition and modified embezzlement.

Once this obstacle has been overcome, the TC will study this week the admissibility of Vox's appeal against said reform, contained in Organic Law 14/2022, of December 22, on the transposition of European directives and other provisions for the adaptation of criminal legislation to the ordering of the European Union, and reform of crimes against moral integrity, public disorder and smuggling of dual-use weapons.

In addition, in line with the plenary sessions held since the partial renewal of the TC, on January 9, the Constitutional Court will address an incident of challenge urged by Vox against Conde-Pumpido, Campo, Díez and Segoviano in up to thirteen matters.

The Plenary will also study the admissibility of the question of unconstitutionality raised by the Supreme Court (TS) urging the TC to review the norm that "absolutely" prohibits the application of shared custody in cases in which one of the parents is being investigated for alleged ill-treatment, considering that it does not allow judges to "assess the seriousness" of the specific case to determine what is most beneficial for the minor.

The Civil Chamber of the TS puts the focus on article 92.7 of the Civil Code, which establishes that "joint custody will not proceed" when either of the parents is investigated for attempting to threaten life, physical integrity, the freedom, moral integrity or freedom and sexual indemnity of the other spouse or of the children who live with both.

It is the second time that a court asks the Constitutional Court about this specific section of the Civil Code, although in the previous case it did not go into the merits of the matter by rejecting the question of unconstitutionality due to a problem of form.

The Constitutional will also delve into the deliberation of the appeal of the PP against decree-law 6/2019, of March 1, on urgent measures to guarantee equal treatment and opportunities between women and men in employment and occupation.